update
verb (used with object)
to bring (a book, figures, or the like) up to date as by adding new information or making corrections.
had updated
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past perfectof update.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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On Monday, Polymarket announced that it had updated its rules on insider trading.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 23, 2026
The report said work published by Privacy International showed major CTA companies had updated their approach to data sharing, but device information was still collected with "no meaningful consent".
From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2025
But a 2019 study found that only about 25 percent of people had updated their toilets from the models that were 1.6 gpf or higher.
From Slate ● Feb. 25, 2025
The Spiegels, greatly relieved, had the card put into a new holder by BGS, which had updated its cases.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 14, 2024
Simon was on his way, and the children had updated their journals with pictures of elephants, orangutans, and some brave attempts to spell “Peloponnesian.”
From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood
