modernize
verb (used with object)
to make modern; give a new or modern character or appearance to: to modernize a kitchen.
has been modernizing
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present perfect progressiveof modernize (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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The U.S. has been modernizing its warheads with subcritical testing that produces zero nuclear yield.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 17, 2025
While Ukraine has been modernizing its military, its state-owned defense industry continues to make weaponry modeled on Soviet-era designs, such as Kalashnikov assault rifles.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 16, 2022
His name is Erlendur Sveinsson, and he's a gloomy, introverted and thoroughly unhappy man who dislikes the way Iceland has been modernizing.
From Time Magazine Archive
