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modernization

[mod-er-nahy-zay-shuhn] / ˌmɒd ər naɪˈzeɪ ʃən /




NOUN
state-of-the-art
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The homeowners collaborated with the Frank Lloyd Wright Building Conservancy on a painstaking, down-to-the-studs restoration and modernization of the space.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 9, 2026

“At the direction of the president, the nation’s nuclear enterprise is undergoing massive modernization efforts.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026

Already, tens of thousands of jobs have come back to Southern California due to the modernization of the film and TV tax credit program, he said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026

A powerful military gives the country global influence but stifles its economic and political modernization.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026

The only hints of modernization were a few simple computer interfaces in unobtrusive corners.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman

Appearing on shelves in mid-June, the new Ninja Turtles action figures have the signature Playmates Toys seal and are in keeping with the original character's color-schemes and trademark weapons, with noticeable modernizations.

From Salon ● Aug. 6, 2023

Scott says that these modernizations are the industry’s prime directive.

From Slate ● Jul. 28, 2023

Announced last week, the latest modernizations to ALMA—officially the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array, which sits high in the Chilean Andes—will cost $37 million and take 6 years to complete.

From Science Magazine ● Feb. 15, 2023

The three that haven’t received full modernizations, including Johnson, are all east of the Anacostia River.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 25, 2022

Clever modernizations of old Colonial manses, extensions in Victorian wood, capacious Greek Revival temples lined the street, as impressive and just as forbid ding as ever.

From "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles




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