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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
Shipping companies are trying to adapt to the energy shock, reducing vessel speeds and revising schedules to cut costs in the short term while making plans to acquire ships that can run on alternative fuels.
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ABC News, 12 May 2026
The European Union is currently revising the rules that enable European cinema to flourish, to travel, and to carry our common voice.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 8 May 2026
The organization by revising its budget to cover the extra cost of gas for its fleet and possibly start reimbursing volunteer drivers.
—Noel Brennan, CBS News, 5 May 2026
If passed by voters, the council would still need to pass an ordinance revising city election law.
—David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2026
Other states have to confront the unprecedented possibility of revising maps even as voters are casting ballots or the legal process of declaring intent to run for office has concluded.
—Nicholas Riccardi, Chicago Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026
Anne’s tenacity was emblematic of Wojcicki’s philosophy of failing fast and then revising, even if others don’t believe in you.
—Jacqueline Munis, Fortune, 23 Apr. 2026
Nearly 100 hours spent revising more than 350 pages of city zoning code.
—John Aguilar, Denver Post, 19 Apr. 2026
At the same moment, OpenAI updated its Preparedness Framework, revising the thresholds for how much biological risk a model can pose before additional safeguards are required.
—Stephen D. Turner, The Conversation, 9 Apr. 2026
ABC News, 12 May 2026
The European Union is currently revising the rules that enable European cinema to flourish, to travel, and to carry our common voice.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 8 May 2026
The organization by revising its budget to cover the extra cost of gas for its fleet and possibly start reimbursing volunteer drivers.
—Noel Brennan, CBS News, 5 May 2026
If passed by voters, the council would still need to pass an ordinance revising city election law.
—David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2026
Other states have to confront the unprecedented possibility of revising maps even as voters are casting ballots or the legal process of declaring intent to run for office has concluded.
—Nicholas Riccardi, Chicago Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026
Anne’s tenacity was emblematic of Wojcicki’s philosophy of failing fast and then revising, even if others don’t believe in you.
—Jacqueline Munis, Fortune, 23 Apr. 2026
Nearly 100 hours spent revising more than 350 pages of city zoning code.
—John Aguilar, Denver Post, 19 Apr. 2026
At the same moment, OpenAI updated its Preparedness Framework, revising the thresholds for how much biological risk a model can pose before additional safeguards are required.
—Stephen D. Turner, The Conversation, 9 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for revising
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Those included adding desks or modifying office space to make more efficient use of workplaces; shifting the location of employees’ workstations based on surplus office space; and working with California’s Department of General Services to potentially use additional space in Sacramento.—
William Melhado,
Sacbee.com,
14 May 2026
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And SpaceX is modifying three pads in the Cape Canaveral area — Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center and Launch Complex 37-A and 37-B at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station — to accommodate Starship launches.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
13 May 2026
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Letters are subject to editing for clarity and length.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
15 May 2026
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Like, editing this movie differently could have turned it into something different.—
Ellise Shafer,
Variety,
14 May 2026
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Adjust the timing without changing the goal.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
9 May 2026
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Having Last Driver be such a vehicular-centric book led him to being open to changing up its reading style and choosing to put it out in a landscape format.—
Borys Kit,
HollywoodReporter,
8 May 2026
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The simultaneous intimacy and distance of reading allowed personal reflection to become her new habit.—
Nicholas Dawidoff,
New Yorker,
10 May 2026
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The University of Michigan on Friday reported another record low consumer sentiment reading.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
10 May 2026
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That same year, Weinstock’s began remodeling its department store.—
Emma Hall,
Sacbee.com,
1 May 2026
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The project includes modifying interior space on the independent-living portion of the property at the basement level, minimal facade changes, new doors and windows, remodeling an existing unit that was abandoned and exterior improvements to site ramps.—
Ashley Mackin Solomon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Apr. 2026
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Nike’s Rejuven8 Run Jelly went sport-tech, reworking the brand’s 2008 recovery shoe as a translucent PVC cage with a removable mesh bootie — part water shoe, part cage sneaker, part Y2K recovery runner.—
Maggie Clancy,
Footwear News,
12 May 2026
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By the end of the fittings, Hallyday had recut and resewn all three pieces several times, adjusting shades of white, reworking the skirt’s fabrics and refining the jacket’s cut, which was her biggest challenge.—
Kaio Cesar,
Los Angeles Times,
11 May 2026
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Other players contributed to the efforts, but those two were consistently altering shots.—
Dan Rios,
Daily News,
10 May 2026
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Every day in stores across Florida, thousands of people pull out their wallets and purses to scratch a lottery ticket, hoping for a life-altering prize.—
Jack Jankowski,
The Orlando Sentinel,
9 May 2026
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“Revising.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/revising. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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