modernization
noun
mod·ern·i·za·tion
ˌmä-dər-nə-ˈzā-shən 
1
: the act of modernizing : the state of being modernized
2
: something modernized : a modernized version
Examples of modernization in a Sentence
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In the coming months, the council will decide whether to push ahead with an expensive modernization of the city’s Convention Center in the run-up to the Games.
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David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 28 May 2024
In 2020, Embarcadero Capital launched a complete modernization of the buildings.
—George Avalos, The Mercury News, 20 May 2024
Senator Susan Collins of Maine, the senior Republican on the Appropriations Committee, said the proposal already faces a nearly $14 billion shortfall just to cover inflationary increases related to fuel, pay and health care — let alone investing in modernization, readiness and new weapons.
—Carl Hulse, New York Times, 16 May 2024
In addition to the club’s historic championships in 2004, 2007 and 2013, Lucchino also played an integral role in the modernization of Fenway Park and in his later years served as principal owner of the Triple-A Worcester Red Sox.
—Mac Cerullo, Baltimore Sun, 2 Apr. 2024
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David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 28 May 2024
In 2020, Embarcadero Capital launched a complete modernization of the buildings.
—George Avalos, The Mercury News, 20 May 2024
Senator Susan Collins of Maine, the senior Republican on the Appropriations Committee, said the proposal already faces a nearly $14 billion shortfall just to cover inflationary increases related to fuel, pay and health care — let alone investing in modernization, readiness and new weapons.
—Carl Hulse, New York Times, 16 May 2024
In addition to the club’s historic championships in 2004, 2007 and 2013, Lucchino also played an integral role in the modernization of Fenway Park and in his later years served as principal owner of the Triple-A Worcester Red Sox.
—Mac Cerullo, Baltimore Sun, 2 Apr. 2024
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“Modernization.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/modernization. Accessed 6 Jun. 2024.
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