as in to redesign
to adapt to modern needs, taste, or usage
the new owners of the old-line French restaurant plan to contemporize the menu and make the place seem less intimidating
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Recent Examples of contemporize
Three trans opera singers refine their unique vocal talents and contemporize the history of gender-fluid performances in the art form.
TO YOUR HANDS: DIR Ana Mouyis.
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Matthew Carey, Deadline, 7 May 2025
The struggling restaurant’s South Asian owner Ananya (Mahira Kakkar) clings to her and her late husband’s original dream for the place while her forward-thinking Thai-American cook, Jacob (Tommy Bo), urges her to contemporize the menu of traditional dishes and the House of India vibe.
—David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 May 2025
At the same time, the mill is celebrating denim’s heritage with a collaboration that contemporizes classic textiles.
—Sj Studio, Sourcing Journal, 14 Apr. 2025
Abu Jani Sandeep Khosla, the beloved designer duo synonymous with reviving and contemporizing embroidery techniques, will also mark their presence at the Vogue Wedding Atelier.
—Sonakshi Sharma, Vogue, 7 Apr. 2025
Lydia Cornett & Brit Fryer; 2024; USA; 18 min
Three trans opera singers refine their unique vocal talents and contemporize the history of gender-fluid
performances in the art form.
—Addie Morfoot, Variety, 5 Feb. 2025
Each is contemporizing ready-to-wear for the next generation of fashion followers.
—Tonya Blazio-Licorish, WWD, 4 Feb. 2025
Anne Hathaway — The Dark Knight Rises (2012) Anne Hathaway's take on Selina Kyle is a textbook example of contemporizing a timely character, which was emblematic of what Christopher Nolan did with the Dark Knight trilogy.
—Rendy Jones, EW.com, 19 July 2024
There was a real opportunity here to contemporize the story by factoring climate change into the increasing frequency of violent storms tearing up America’s Tornado Alley.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 July 2024
Matthew Carey, Deadline, 7 May 2025
The struggling restaurant’s South Asian owner Ananya (Mahira Kakkar) clings to her and her late husband’s original dream for the place while her forward-thinking Thai-American cook, Jacob (Tommy Bo), urges her to contemporize the menu of traditional dishes and the House of India vibe.
—David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 May 2025
At the same time, the mill is celebrating denim’s heritage with a collaboration that contemporizes classic textiles.
—Sj Studio, Sourcing Journal, 14 Apr. 2025
Abu Jani Sandeep Khosla, the beloved designer duo synonymous with reviving and contemporizing embroidery techniques, will also mark their presence at the Vogue Wedding Atelier.
—Sonakshi Sharma, Vogue, 7 Apr. 2025
Lydia Cornett & Brit Fryer; 2024; USA; 18 min
Three trans opera singers refine their unique vocal talents and contemporize the history of gender-fluid
performances in the art form.
—Addie Morfoot, Variety, 5 Feb. 2025
Each is contemporizing ready-to-wear for the next generation of fashion followers.
—Tonya Blazio-Licorish, WWD, 4 Feb. 2025
Anne Hathaway — The Dark Knight Rises (2012) Anne Hathaway's take on Selina Kyle is a textbook example of contemporizing a timely character, which was emblematic of what Christopher Nolan did with the Dark Knight trilogy.
—Rendy Jones, EW.com, 19 July 2024
There was a real opportunity here to contemporize the story by factoring climate change into the increasing frequency of violent storms tearing up America’s Tornado Alley.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 July 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for contemporize
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Lasting change will require curbing PBM influence and redesigning incentives to reward value and competition.—
Rita Numerof,
Forbes.com,
2 June 2025
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The neutral density filter remains, and while the outside appears to have been redesigned, with slightly different buttons, the basic silhouette is the same.—
Julian Chokkattu,
Wired News,
31 May 2025
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Today, Washington sees the efforts underway in Philadelphia to revitalize Philly Shipyard and hire more Philadelphians in the shipbuilding industry as a cornerstone of the effort to resurrect U.S. commercial shipping, expand and modernize the U.S. Navy, and reindustrialize the United States.—
Boston Herald,
Boston Herald,
31 May 2025
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The section of the bill includes the ban alongside a $500 million funding allocation over that time period aimed at modernizing government operations with AI and automation.—
Samantha-Jo Roth,
The Washington Examiner,
30 May 2025
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About a stone’s throw away on the seafront, Parc du Provençal houses two additional restaurants all updated by Parente, as well as the tennis court and iconic seawater swimming pool built into the rock.—
Monica Mendal,
Vogue,
8 June 2025
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These indicators are updated weekly or daily and have shown a strong correlation with economic activity.—
Bill Stone,
Forbes.com,
8 June 2025
Verb
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Read on to learn how focused digital tools can streamline the work of highly specialized companies and roles.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
2 June 2025
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Besides carve-outs for individual projects in recent years, lawmakers have passed CEQA streamlining for certain kinds of housing and other developments.—
Liam Dillon,
Los Angeles Times,
2 June 2025
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Nationwide injunctions have emerged as an important check on Trump’s efforts to remake the government and a source of mounting frustration to the Republican president and his allies.—
Mark Sherman,
Chicago Tribune,
6 June 2025
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The overwhelming impression Cummings gave was that politicians were the useful idiots who should give him the runway to remake the state.—
Jim Waterson,
semafor.com,
6 June 2025
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“Contemporize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contemporize. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.
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