revision
noun
re·vi·sion
ri-ˈvi-zhən 
1
a
: an act of revising
b
: a result of revising : alteration
2
: a revised version
Examples of revision in a Sentence
This edition is filled with revisions.
A revision of the theory will be necessary.
They made revisions to the book.
The teacher gave me some suggestions for revision.
This is the original version, not the revision.
Here is my revision of the paragraph.
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Baratta says the community will now be watching more closely if QuikTrip returns with revisions.
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Tori Mason, CBS News, 14 Jan. 2026
At the revision stage, AI can support the editing and rewriting of ideas as well as help with … punctuation, capitalization, and grammar.
—Cory Turner, NPR, 14 Jan. 2026
Most important, from Amadasun’s perspective, was a revision that would reduce the number of council candidates allowed to run from each party from six to five and impose a minority representation rule guaranteeing that neither party ever has more than a five to four majority.
—Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 14 Jan. 2026
Those changes culminated earlier this year in a major revision of the CDC’s childhood immunization schedule.
—FOXNews.com, 13 Jan. 2026
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Tori Mason, CBS News, 14 Jan. 2026
At the revision stage, AI can support the editing and rewriting of ideas as well as help with … punctuation, capitalization, and grammar.
—Cory Turner, NPR, 14 Jan. 2026
Most important, from Amadasun’s perspective, was a revision that would reduce the number of council candidates allowed to run from each party from six to five and impose a minority representation rule guaranteeing that neither party ever has more than a five to four majority.
—Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 14 Jan. 2026
Those changes culminated earlier this year in a major revision of the CDC’s childhood immunization schedule.
—FOXNews.com, 13 Jan. 2026
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“Revision.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/revision. Accessed 16 Jan. 2026.
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