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as in modifies
to make different in some way
with the snow, we'll need to revise our travel plans
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as in edits
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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as in changes
the act, process, or result of making different
that paper needs one more revise, and then I think it's ready to turn in
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Recent Examples of revises
Rose Evans
april 12, Idaho Statesman, 12 Apr. 2026
The bill also imposes new penalties on foreign interference with elections and revises the list of valid photo ID required at the polls or when voting-by-mail for the first time.
—Cbs Miami Team, CBS News, 25 Feb. 2026
The rule also revises the way lead amounts are measured, which could significantly expand the number of communities found violating the rules.
—Michael Phillis, Chicago Tribune, 21 Feb. 2026
Don’t be astonished if Honeywell upwardly revises its earnings forecasts later in the year.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
More than a dozen speakers asked Texas’ State Board of Education to include the contributions of people from all cultures, faiths and backgrounds as the board revises state standards for social studies.
—Silas Allen, Dallas Morning News, 29 Jan. 2026
But the latest overhaul, part of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), revises work requirements and alters who is exempt from them.
—Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Nov. 2025
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
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
Verb
The ordinance, unanimously adopted by the City Council on March 17, clamps down on height exceptions for residential buildings and revises the process for considering high-volume drive-thru restaurants, to allow for more council oversight.
—Rose Evans
april 12, Idaho Statesman, 12 Apr. 2026
The bill also imposes new penalties on foreign interference with elections and revises the list of valid photo ID required at the polls or when voting-by-mail for the first time.
—Cbs Miami Team, CBS News, 25 Feb. 2026
The rule also revises the way lead amounts are measured, which could significantly expand the number of communities found violating the rules.
—Michael Phillis, Chicago Tribune, 21 Feb. 2026
Don’t be astonished if Honeywell upwardly revises its earnings forecasts later in the year.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
More than a dozen speakers asked Texas’ State Board of Education to include the contributions of people from all cultures, faiths and backgrounds as the board revises state standards for social studies.
—Silas Allen, Dallas Morning News, 29 Jan. 2026
But the latest overhaul, part of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), revises work requirements and alters who is exempt from them.
—Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Nov. 2025
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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for revises
Verb
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Imagine someone takes a real photo of a tense political event and modifies only a small portion of it.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
5 Mar. 2026
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But as our perceptions of Clark shift with various revelations, Bateman masterfully modifies his bearing from blandly sinister to sweetly sincere and back again.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
1 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Carroll, 29, of Denver is the founder and CEO of Wedding Weekender, a service that rents out camcorders to couples to capture their weddings and also edits footage into video clips for them.—
Jennifer Liu,
CNBC,
22 Apr. 2026
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Sharper rewrites and edits to plot points would have offered a more succinct narrative, allowing the comedic tone to shine through.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
9 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Just one of many changes brought in by MLB’s attempt to make the game better.—
Ian Miller OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
29 Apr. 2026
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When a transaction is elevated from review by a state economic agency to consideration by a party national security body, the calculus changes.—
Dewardric L. McNeal,
CNBC,
28 Apr. 2026
Verb
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This arrangement alters the play’s emotional architecture.—
Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Apr. 2026
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Nobody back home discovers what happened, but that summer brands her with shame and alters her course for years.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Several staples — including snack kiosks and merchandise locations — are being removed, disappearing from the park as Disney reworks the area, according to multiple reports.—
Jessica Mekles,
FOXNews.com,
25 Apr. 2026
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The Getaway Platform Sandal reworks a classic flip-flop with a slight lift and fun color options, from metallics to bright pink.—
Chaise Sanders,
Travel + Leisure,
17 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Many reviewers, including petite shoppers, note that the pants hit at just the right length without needing alterations, and the inseam works well with both flats and heels.—
Toni Sutton,
PEOPLE,
4 May 2026
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He was also not included in Villa’s Europa League squad, with the club only allowed to make three alterations ahead of the knockout phase, with January signings Tammy Abraham and Douglas Luiz, plus the return of Leon Bailey, included.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
4 May 2026
Verb
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The push in beauty comes at a time when Walmart is doubling down on the style category, giving beauty, fashion and home prime real estate adjacent to the highly trafficked grocery or pharmacy departments in about 100 stores, with more to be added as the company remodels existing formats.—
Jenny B. Fine,
Footwear News,
23 Dec. 2025
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The research explains that the breast remodels itself to prepare for nursing — and then when nursing is over, remodels itself again through a process called involution.—
Cara Lynn Shultz,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Not buried in a budget document nobody reads.—
Teresa Liu,
Daily News,
4 May 2026
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The fellowship, in that sense, reads as a continuation of that ethos, translated into institutional form.—
Daniel Cassady,
ARTnews.com,
4 May 2026
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“Revises.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/revises. Accessed 9 May. 2026.
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