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as in modifying
to make different in some way
with the snow, we'll need to revise our travel plans
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as in editing
to prepare for publication by correcting, rewriting, or updating
revise the article and add more up-to-date information so we can reprint it
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Recent Examples of revising
Reiss, the vaccine policy expert, said revising that recommendation will directly put babies at risk.
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Berkeley Lovelace Jr, NBC news, 17 Sep. 2025
But others, like Baldwin, a distant cousin of Pauline’s, have already started revising history.
—Faith Karimi, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2025
The jobs report from July shattered the narrative that the economy of 2025 was strong, revising previous figures downward and revealing something close to an 80% collapse in hiring, even as inflation crept upwards and layoffs rolled.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2025
Known for conservative positions such as revising the pacifist constitution, Takaichi is a regular visitor to the Yasukuni shrine to honour Japan's war dead, viewed by Beijing and others as a symbol of past militarism.
—Kaori Kaneko, USA Today, 8 Sep. 2025
In the past, Iran has recovered from its tribulations by revising its strategy and finding novel ways to subvert the United States, Israel, and their interests.
—Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 2 Sep. 2025
Somewhere in a control room, a supply chain director is rerouting shipments, a project manager is revising risk models, and an AI engine is running thousands of tariff scenarios an hour.
—Alexander Puutio, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Target is revising a strategy to fulfill almost all digital orders from its stores, part of the incoming CEO’s strategy to improve in-store experiences for shoppers.
—Star Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2025
Earlier, former Democratic President Barack Obama weighed in on the rare mid-decade redistricting battles unfolding in several states, voicing support for Newsom's stance on revising congressional maps.
—Anna Commander
robert Birsel, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for revising
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Researchers at Seoul National University have improved the performance and stability of aqueous zinc-ion batteries by modifying a single molecule in the electrolyte.—
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After graduating from college, Pendleton began her career as a cartographic engineer, designing and modifying maps at the dawn of the computer age.—
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Preview comes to iOS With the iOS debut of Preview, Apple brings an app for viewing and editing PDFs and images to iPhones, which macOS users have had for years.—
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The cinematography is courtesy of Noé Bach, with editing by Héloïse Pelloquet and an original score by Amine Bouhafa.—
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The siblings make it through the funeral uneventfully, but the reading of their father’s will throws all of their lives in disarray, changing the course of their futures forever.—
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Gartner asserts that such a broad array of capabilities—which seem to be constantly changing and being upgraded, especially in the age of RaaS’ rise—will demand a more acute focus on how those systems interact with one another and work toward business goals.—
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In addition, the projector offers a USB Type-A port and a card slot for reading files from USB memory as well as TF and Micro SD memory cards.—
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Keep reading to explore the most popular recipes of September.—
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Plans also call for remodeling the existing southern section into 3,700 square feet of additional commercial space, split evenly between two storefronts.—
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Masino said the company had received positive customer feedback after remodeling two stores.—
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Kinso, designed as an AI brain for conversations, calendars, and contacts, sets itself apart from competitors still reworking outdated platforms for the age of AI.—
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Businesses have attempted to limit the cost of tariffs from being passed on by rerouting supply chains, reworking operations, instituting hiring pauses, or administering large-scale layoffs.—
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This was just one of a great number of changes the couple made to the house over several years, gradually altering the layout of the rooms and adding a bath and an oven as their fortunes improved, thanks to the increasing popularity of Virginia’s work and Leonard’s attentive book-keeping.—
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Previously, the rapper has opened up about getting butt injections, removing butt injections, liposuction, breast implants and altering her teeth and nose.—
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“Revising.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/revising. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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