revising

present participle of revise

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of revising The anniversary coincided with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi ’s government revising the country's defense policy to further bolster the military's offensive capability. ABC News, 9 Aug. 2026 The leading seasonal hurricane forecaster, Phil Klotzbach at Colorado State University, has steadily been revising his outlook downward. Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 5 Aug. 2026 Consider revising your study schedule this afternoon, because clean structure frees your keen attention to shine. Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2026 Close watchers of the box office will recall Endgame initially reading out a $350 million three-day gross that Sunday, before revising up to $357 million. Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Aug. 2026 Schools are revising assessment practices while students are already using AI to write, study and conduct research. Gerui Wang, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026 Every fix took days, revising the CAD work and making new molds, and fixing one bug inevitably revealed the next bug, and another delay. Ronnen Harary, Fortune, 31 July 2026 But even as Vancouver has begun the painful process of revising its harm-reduction policies, the city still exerts a powerful hold on the imagination of liberal leaders in the United States. Michael Powell, The Atlantic, 30 July 2026 Analysts have high expectations for Vertiv Holdings , revising earnings-per-share estimates up 393% in the past three months. Assiatou Hann, CNBC, 25 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for revising
Verb
  • Kim also accused the United States of enabling Japan’s military buildup by supplying Tomahawk missiles, modifying vessels for their operation and supporting the missile tests.
    Reuters, NBC news, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Kan highlights cautious optimism from new diagnostic blood tests and disease-modifying drugs, and stresses lifestyle changes as the most accessible path to brain health.
    Sue Peschin, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The cinematography is by Camilla Cattabriga, with editing by Marco Costa.
    Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 9 Aug. 2026
  • The default image editing tool is fine but basic, with cropping and resizing options.
    Jordan Minor, PC Magazine, 9 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Hiring patterns also are changing, said Nela Richardson, ADP’s chief economist.
    Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026
  • The months-long delay, barring a settlement, has added to industry angst given how rapidly the marketplace keeps changing due to tech and audience shifts.
    Dade Hayes, Deadline, 6 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Add a table lamp, a vase of fresh flowers, and a saucer plate that matches your favorite coffee mug to sip your morning brew or a cup of hot tea for reading on weekend afternoons.
    Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Most of my feminist education at the beginning was just reading literature by smart women.
    Rachel Syme, New Yorker, 9 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The teams who equipped a workforce instead of remodeling a house.
    Terry Oroszi, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • The Fox was taken over by a consortium of filmmakers led by Jason Reitman, who is working on remodeling the venue and has opened it to screenings this summer in advance of the remodeling as the Director’s Village.
    Pat Saperstein, Variety, 21 July 2026
Verb
  • If those three are clear, teams spend less time reworking pipelines and more time improving decisions.
    Jagadish Gokavarapu, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • The redesign also tackled some of the home’s quirkier elements, including low ceilings and uneven floors, while reworking the layout for modern living.
    Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 29 June 2026
Verb
  • When, in the wake of one of these life-altering events, everything must go, an estate sale is a way to sell off a large amount of furniture, decor, and art all at once.
    Zoey Goto, Architectural Digest, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Climatologists and other water-supply experts say the current long-term drought is being exacerbated by climate change, which is altering how much water falls on the Rocky Mountains as snow before melting into the Colorado River.
    Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2026

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“Revising.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/revising. Accessed 11 Aug. 2026.

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