1
as in remodels
to make different in some way
the automaker is revamping a number of its cars in an effort to make them more appealing to younger consumers
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as in edits
to prepare for publication by correcting, rewriting, or updating
revamped the short story so that it would fit better with the magazine's other offerings
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as in repairs
to put into good shape or working order again
it will be cheaper to replace the old machinery than it would be to revamp it
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Recent Examples of revamps
But the arrival of Durant revamps the spacing.
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Fred Katz, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
Do any of these revamps live up to the hype?
—Jake Emen, Robb Report, 9 Oct. 2025
The moves come as the retailer revamps its executive team after Arthur Lemoine was named chief executive officer in June.
—Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 23 Sep. 2025
Nexstar announced last month its intent to buy Tegna in a $6 billion transaction that would definitely put Nexstar over the ownership limit line, unless the FCC revamps those rules.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 18 Sep. 2025
These palaces in the sky are forever undergoing modernization and revamps to impress the most discerning guests.
—Melinda Sheckells, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
Fred Katz, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
Do any of these revamps live up to the hype?
—Jake Emen, Robb Report, 9 Oct. 2025
The moves come as the retailer revamps its executive team after Arthur Lemoine was named chief executive officer in June.
—Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 23 Sep. 2025
Nexstar announced last month its intent to buy Tegna in a $6 billion transaction that would definitely put Nexstar over the ownership limit line, unless the FCC revamps those rules.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 18 Sep. 2025
These palaces in the sky are forever undergoing modernization and revamps to impress the most discerning guests.
—Melinda Sheckells, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for revamps
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Executions are on hold in Idaho as the state prison system remodels its execution chamber in the transition from lethal injection to a firing squad as the lead method.—
Kevin Fixler
September 5,
Idaho Statesman,
5 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Can fan edits drive engagement offline?—
Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
17 Oct. 2025
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Administration officials have gone through the legislation in depth, offering line edits and requesting technical changes, according to two officials with knowledge of the discussions between the White House and the Senate.—
Aamer Madhani,
Twin Cities,
16 Oct. 2025
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Eating protein helps stimulate muscle protein synthesis, which is a process that builds and repairs muscle tissue.—
Beth Krietsch,
Outside,
25 Oct. 2025
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Luckily, my friend is a master seamstress and repairs my shoe on the spot.—
R29 Team,
Refinery29,
17 Sep. 2025
Verb
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That changes the game not only for space, but also for intelligence.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
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With faster, cleaner hydrofoiling ferries that dramatically reduce fuel and maintenance costs, that equation changes.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
28 Oct. 2025
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To protect from equally discomforting interior water, Heimplanet reworks the ventilation system to boost airflow, even in heavy rain and wind conditions.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
14 Oct. 2025
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Harris’ team works and reworks an interim message for crowds at Howard University, then pulls her out of the speaking engagement altogether as the numbers sour.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
23 Sep. 2025
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An ideal scenario for the remainder of the year would have the recent choppiness last a bit longer to qualify as a proper scare, skimming the froth off the speculative stuff and resetting expectations in a way that rebuilds investors' capacity to be surprised to the upside.—
Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
18 Oct. 2025
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More recent rebuilds utilise innovative systems to get fans through food and drink concessions quicker.—
Amy Lawrence,
New York Times,
10 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The State Department regularly updates and modifies travel advisories based on current events, geopolitical issues, and analysis of overall threat risks.—
Michael Cappetta,
Travel + Leisure,
24 Oct. 2025
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Arriving in the summer of 2026, the Mustang RTR arose from three years of work by Ford engineers and Gittin’s RTR Vehicles, which modifies vehicles’ performance and looks.—
Mark Phelan,
Freep.com,
16 Oct. 2025
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DaCosta both reveals and revises the story’s tragic dimension up front, opening with Hedda being questioned by the police about events that led to a certain consequential gunshot.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
17 Oct. 2025
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Physicists have observed that a proton’s excited states, or resonances, remain influential even when probed at very high energies, a finding that revises previous expectations about the building blocks of matter.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Revamps.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/revamps. Accessed 2 Nov. 2025.
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