upgrade
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upgrade
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Synonyms & Antonyms for upgrade
Synonyms: Noun
acclivity, ascent, hill, rise, uphill, uprise
Synonyms: Verb
advance, elevate, promote, raise
Antonyms: Noun
declension, decline, declivity, descent, dip, downgrade, downhill, drop-off, fall, hang, hanging
Antonyms: Verb
abase, degrade, demote, downgrade, lower, reduce
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Examples of upgrade in a Sentence
Noun
a slight upgrade in the roadway The hotel offered us a room upgrade.Verb
This course will help you to upgrade your computer skills. They've upgraded the quality of their service. The city is upgrading the sewage treatment plant. The office is upgrading the telephone system. They upgraded the hotel to attract more business patrons. We were able to upgrade to first class. We had reserved a double room, but the hotel upgraded us to a suite.
Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
The stores are refinished with fresh wallpaper and floors, and then furnished with sparkling appliances, plush armchairs and other upgrades. — Brittany Meiling, San Diego Union-Tribune, "Carlsbad gaming startup goes viral in its first week. Will the good times keep coming?," 6 Aug. 2019 The archery range will be closed for two months while these upgrades are being made. — Rocky Baier, azcentral, "Usery Mountain Regional Park archery range to close for 2 months for upgrades," 2 Aug. 2019 The millage would create a sinking fund for repairs and construction of school buildings, school security improvements and technology upgrades. — Kathleen Gray, Detroit Free Press, "Aug. 6 elections in metro Detroit: Who's running, what to know," 2 Aug. 2019 Swap in green tomatillos for tomato juice to make this eerie upgrade of a classic Bloody Mary. — The Good Housekeeping Test Kitchen, Good Housekeeping, "Swamp Thing," 1 Aug. 2019 This version of Android Auto represents the interface's first major upgrade since its launch in 2014. — Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, "Android Auto’s biggest upgrade ever is finally rolling out," 31 July 2019 In 2008, Runkel became a partner at EcoTech, a construction company that performed energy efficient home upgrades. — oregonlive.com, "Political ties may yield taxpayer boost for private housing developers in Portland," 30 July 2019 The Louisville Bats renewed their lease at Slugger Field, and the ballpark will be getting some upgrades. — Danielle Lerner, The Courier-Journal, "Morning Coffee: Louisville basketball's Jeff Walz is flipping out — in a good way," 30 July 2019 For Odd Breed owner Matt Manthe, the deal means upgrades at Odd Breed (50 NE First St., Pompano Beach), including longer opening hours, more food trucks and access to Barrel of Monk’s distribution network. — Phillip Valys, sun-sentinel.com, "South Florida breweries Barrel of Monks, Odd Breed partner up to make wild beer science," 30 July 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
Road shoulders and guardrails will also be upgraded to improve safety in the area. *** HILLSBORO 8 a.m.: Crash on Northwest West Union Road west of Groveland Road. — oregonlive.com, "Portland metro Tuesday traffic: Crews cut power on NW Wren Road for crane work," 20 Aug. 2019 Gruden and general manager Mike Mayock have dramatically upgraded his supporting cast. — Jerry Mcdonald, The Mercury News, "What happened at Raiders’ camp — minus Antonio Brown," 20 Aug. 2019 Amazon face recognition feels your pain Amazon says its facial recognition program, Rekognition, has been upgraded and can now detect basic emotions — including fear — which is generating concerns from privacy advocates, Seattle’s KING-TV reported. — SFChronicle.com, "A beer with little taste; Cathay Pacific CEO resigns," 16 Aug. 2019 Following the cat’s positive blood testing of meth this week, one of Spaulding’s animal cruelty charges was upgraded to a felony count. — Joelle Goldstein, PEOPLE.com, "New Mexico Man Arrested After He Allegedly Force-Fed His Cat Meth and Beat His Girlfriend," 14 Aug. 2019 The Heat Advisory will be upgraded to an Excessive Heat Warning Tuesday. — Dallas News, "NBC 5 Forecast: Hottest Weather Yet," 12 Aug. 2019 Each of the six theaters has upgraded the seating and cut down on the number of seats. — Susan Dunne, courant.com, "At the new-look Cinepolis West Hartford, you’ll find luxury seating, in-theater waitstaff and soon, a full bar," 12 Aug. 2019 Then there are upgraded economy seats with extra legroom and perks like free drinks, and a hybrid of coach and business with even more advantages. — NBC News, "What you really need to know about those cheap airfares," 10 Aug. 2019 The city upgraded the system to what's referred to as smart 911, which allows people to put information into the 911 system that helps emergency responders when they are called. — Sharon Coolidge, Cincinnati.com, "After 911 calls fail to save 16-year-old Kyle Plush, his parents sue Cincinnati to get answers they were promised, but never got," 9 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'upgrade.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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