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up-to-date
up-to-dateadjectivein accordance with or reflecting the latest or newest ideas, standards, techniques, styles, etc.; modern.
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up to date
up to datesee bring up to date.
up-to-date
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in accordance with or reflecting the latest or newest ideas, standards, techniques, styles, etc.; modern.
Our professors are all practicing scientists and teach lectures in the context of up-to-date methodology.
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extending to the present time; including the latest information or facts; current.
Your lender can provide an up-to-date report on the amount you owe on your home loan.
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(of people) keeping up with the times, as in outlook, information, ideas, appearance, or style.
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in accordance with or abreast of the latest or newest ideas, standards, styles, etc..
If you're returning to the workforce after an extended absence, show how you've kept up-to-date with changes in your industry.
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right up to the present time; so as to include the latest information or facts.
The goal was to bring us up to date on many types of treatments that have some clinical benefit to patients.
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Origin of up-to-date
First recorded in 1865–70
Example Sentences
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Up-to-date statistics are not readily available, but Beijing’s civil affairs ministry said that 95% of international adoptions between 2014 and 2018 involved children with disabilities.
From BBC • Oct. 9, 2024
Up-to-date information on which beaches are open or closed can be found on King County’s swimming beach map.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 11, 2022
Up-to-date figures on PIJ's strength are difficult to come by, with estimates from last year ranging from about 1,000 to several thousand, according to the CIA's World Factbook.
From Reuters • Aug. 6, 2022
Up-to-date fundraising reports won’t become public until early July, but Lineberger said the campaign had collected roughly $7 million as of late May.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 24, 2022
Up-to-date, they have only been used as attractions at fairs about the country.
From Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1913 by Various
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