update
verb (used with object)
to bring (a book, figures, or the like) up to date as by adding new information or making corrections.
updated
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past participleof update.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof update.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
updateverb (used with object)to bring (a book, figures, or the like) up to date as by adding new information or making corrections.
Example Sentences
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The DOJ didn’t respond to my emailed request for an updated timeline.
From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2026
It was updated shortly afterwards to say it applied to England and Wales but this has now been corrected to state it only applies to England.
From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026
An updated post later said law enforcement was escorting students in buses to a separate location, where families could reunite with their children.
From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026
Firms’ early websites were perfunctory hubs of partner and contact information, and seldom updated to move with the oscillating trends of the internet.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026
She updated me on how everything was going back home and then shared a piece of strange local news.
From "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates" by Wes Moore
