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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
Now, forecasters are revising their estimates for what to expect on the road ahead.
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Bruce Yandle, Twin Cities, 8 Apr. 2026
Ares Management — Shares rose more than 3% despite the company revising down its first quarter net performance income guidance on Tuesday.
—Lisa Kailai Han,davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 1 Apr. 2026
Some of the new council members plan to keep up the momentum for change, in part by revising city rules to give residents a vote on public-land projects.
—Abigail Hasebroock, Sun Sentinel, 31 Mar. 2026
Writing and revising complex federal regulations can take months, sometimes years.
—Jesse Coburn, ProPublica, 24 Mar. 2026
As Common Core was politicized, many states started revising, reviewing or pulling away from the standards altogether.
—Steven Yoder, States Newsroom, 20 Mar. 2026
Stay-or-go debate Over the following weeks, as public meetings generated feedback, emails show participants revising projections and discussing data related to the cost of staying in City Hall versus leaving.
—Nick Wooten, Dallas Morning News, 17 Mar. 2026
The Army Corps is revising the cost estimate, port officials say.
—Arkansas Online, 8 Mar. 2026
In the short term, the city could cover the cardroom business tax losses with reserve funds before revising its future revenue expectations.
—Devan Patel, Mercury News, 8 Mar. 2026
Bruce Yandle, Twin Cities, 8 Apr. 2026
Ares Management — Shares rose more than 3% despite the company revising down its first quarter net performance income guidance on Tuesday.
—Lisa Kailai Han,davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 1 Apr. 2026
Some of the new council members plan to keep up the momentum for change, in part by revising city rules to give residents a vote on public-land projects.
—Abigail Hasebroock, Sun Sentinel, 31 Mar. 2026
Writing and revising complex federal regulations can take months, sometimes years.
—Jesse Coburn, ProPublica, 24 Mar. 2026
As Common Core was politicized, many states started revising, reviewing or pulling away from the standards altogether.
—Steven Yoder, States Newsroom, 20 Mar. 2026
Stay-or-go debate Over the following weeks, as public meetings generated feedback, emails show participants revising projections and discussing data related to the cost of staying in City Hall versus leaving.
—Nick Wooten, Dallas Morning News, 17 Mar. 2026
The Army Corps is revising the cost estimate, port officials say.
—Arkansas Online, 8 Mar. 2026
In the short term, the city could cover the cardroom business tax losses with reserve funds before revising its future revenue expectations.
—Devan Patel, Mercury News, 8 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for revising
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Italian consumer law requires companies to specify valid reasons for modifying contract terms.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Apr. 2026
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At Tuesday’s meeting, Stillwell was unable to secure sufficient support for a moratorium on data centers in Sugar Grove, but the board did find some consensus on establishing zoning changes while the village looks at modifying its existing regulations.—
Molly Morrow,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Apr. 2026
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Luca Guadagnino currently sits editing Artificial, the Amazon MGM dramatization of that 2023 episode, starring Andrew Garfield in the role of the spidery one.—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Apr. 2026
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Letters are subject to editing for clarity and length.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
9 Apr. 2026
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One of the most important concepts in cosmology is redshift, which doesn’t just come from changing your gravitational field or the relative motion of the source and observer, but from the expanding Universe as well.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
3 Apr. 2026
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That would involve changing some state laws, persuading housing lenders to be more accommodating and overcoming resistance from construction unions.—
Dan Walters,
Mercury News,
3 Apr. 2026
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After reading the blow-by-blow account spelled out in those texts, on October 16, 2023, investigators took action.—
Peter Van Sant,
CBS News,
5 Apr. 2026
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A student who had asked AI for a chapter summary instead of reading the chapter might get the broad strokes, but there is a strong chance that the one specific detail the quiz will ask about did not make it into the summary, Buck said.—
Asuka Koda,
CNN Money,
4 Apr. 2026
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Costs such as landscaping or remodeling other parts of the house aren’t deductible.—
David Schepp,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
2 Apr. 2026
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The foundation is also remodeling more than 25 public elementary school yards in the Oakland Unified School District and has completed 15 new playgrounds so far.—
Jacqueline Munis,
Fortune,
1 Apr. 2026
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That’s useful for digitizing paperwork or reworking older documents without starting from scratch.—
StackCommerce Team,
PC Magazine,
7 Apr. 2026
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The luxury department store chain employs 1,500 people to provide tailoring and alternations, from hemming jeans and repairing rips to fitting suits and reworking evening gowns.—
Anne D’Innocenzio,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Apr. 2026
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Users can tweak structural parameter configuration files to suit different bamboo airframe designs without altering the core control algorithms, making advanced UAV technology more accessible.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Apr. 2026
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That can mean gaining multiple footholds, altering authentication settings or gaining access via third parties.—
William Akoto,
The Conversation,
2 Apr. 2026
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