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Definition of "update" []
- To bring up to date: update a textbook; update the files. (verb-transitive)
- Information that updates something. (noun)
- The act or an instance of bringing something up to date. (noun)
- An updated version of something. (noun)
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Use "update" in a sentence
- "The label update announced Tuesday is separate from a pending decision from the FDA commissioner about whether to strip the approval of Avastin for breast cancer."
- "In June 2011 AMAG announced a label update for its lead drug Feraheme."
- "The label update includes among other items a decrease in the observation time, from 60 minutes to 30 minutes, of patients administered with Feraheme for signs and symptoms of hypersensitivity."