updated; updating; updates
: to bring up to date
1
: an act or instance of updating
2
: current information for updating something
3
: an up-to-date version, account, or report
Examples of update in a Sentence
Verb
I need to update my address book.
update all the population figures
She wants to update her wardrobe.
Noun
I haven't heard the latest weather update.
You can download updates for free.
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Mark Travers, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
This story was updated add a video and photo gallery and to correct an inaccuracy.
—Bradley Hohulin, The Indianapolis Star, 21 Nov. 2024
Lucas Aulbach, The Courier-Journal, 22 Nov. 2024
These updates were desperately needed, Pearson said, because of a rise in after-dark solicitors.
—Vivien Ayers, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
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Verb
Ultimately, the key is staying in touch and keeping each other updated.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
This story was updated add a video and photo gallery and to correct an inaccuracy.
—Bradley Hohulin, The Indianapolis Star, 21 Nov. 2024
Noun
The news is not a surprise, but is the first update in the case since an Oct. 1 court hearing in Morgan County.
—Lucas Aulbach, The Courier-Journal, 22 Nov. 2024
These updates were desperately needed, Pearson said, because of a rise in after-dark solicitors.
—Vivien Ayers, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
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“Update.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/update. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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