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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
David Goldman, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025
On June 30, the EPA issued an interim final rule for national emission standards for integrated iron and steel manufacturing facilities, which revises all 2025 and 2026 compliance dates for standards to April 3, 2027, according to EPA documents.
—Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 4 Sep. 2025
One agent searches through system information to identify suspicious behavior, another revises security policies to prevent future threats of the same kind and a third tests the defenses of the system by staging an attack.
—Perry Carpenter, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Making a case to HR may be a ramp toward getting the treatment or service covered the next time your company revises its health plan offerings, said Rhonda Buckholtz, a consultant who advises businesses on medical billing.
—Jackie Fortiér, Miami Herald, 22 Aug. 2025
Each month, the BLS provides an initial reading of job gains for the previous month and revises figures from the prior two months twice based on follow-up surveys.
—Joey Garrison, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2025
Verb
In addition to that particular month’s jobs information, the report also revises up or down the previous two months’ jobs totals.
—David Goldman, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025
On June 30, the EPA issued an interim final rule for national emission standards for integrated iron and steel manufacturing facilities, which revises all 2025 and 2026 compliance dates for standards to April 3, 2027, according to EPA documents.
—Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 4 Sep. 2025
One agent searches through system information to identify suspicious behavior, another revises security policies to prevent future threats of the same kind and a third tests the defenses of the system by staging an attack.
—Perry Carpenter, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Making a case to HR may be a ramp toward getting the treatment or service covered the next time your company revises its health plan offerings, said Rhonda Buckholtz, a consultant who advises businesses on medical billing.
—Jackie Fortiér, Miami Herald, 22 Aug. 2025
Each month, the BLS provides an initial reading of job gains for the previous month and revises figures from the prior two months twice based on follow-up surveys.
—Joey Garrison, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for revises
Verb
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The third amendment, set for a vote, from Wilson, modifies federal statutes related to military bases.—
Rachel Schilke,
The Washington Examiner,
10 Sep. 2025
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If the administrative law judge finds in favor of the petitioners on any of the issues raised, or finds the DNR did not comply with some aspect of state law, then the project can’t move forward unless the DNR modifies the permit.—
Caitlin Looby,
jsonline.com,
16 June 2024
Verb
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Each individual character spawns their own stan following, fancam edits, out-of-context YouTube compilations, and more.—
Kathryn VanArendonk,
Vulture,
15 Sep. 2025
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An Olivet University student edits a video on Tuesday, December 13, 2022.—
Alex J. Rouhandeh,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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And without further changes to the H-2A program, experts told ProPublica, foreign farmworkers may continue to be harmed.—
Max Blau,
ProPublica,
16 Sep. 2025
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If lifestyle changes aren’t enough, your doctor may consider things like glucagon-like peptide-1 agonists such as Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro or Zepbound.—
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
Verb
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In the aftermath of the wedding, Belly makes a choice that leads her on a wild adventure and forever alters her future.—
Billie Melissa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Sep. 2025
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As the seas warm, researchers have found that sound carries farther, and that rising acidity alters the very chemistry of how vibrations move through saltwater, reshaping the pathways of song and echo.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
11 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Strikingly, this rapid shift coincided with major alterations in genes linked to autism—likely shaped by natural selection factors unique to the human species.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Sep. 2025
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Her dress, originally custom-made for her mother-in-law 22 years ago, fit perfectly without alterations.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
Verb
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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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Her loves, her battles, and her relentless pursuit of recognition unfold against the birth of modern cinema, the show’s synopsis reads.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
10 Sep. 2025
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The city’s fireworks code reads like a laundry list of excessive fines.—
The Editorial Board,
Oc Register,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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There are two big differences between West Ada and Boise.—
Kevin Richert,
Idaho Statesman,
10 Sep. 2025
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Two neighbors are likely experiencing much wider differences in inflation than the differences when looking at categories like age or race.—
Susan Tompor,
USA Today,
9 Sep. 2025
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