revising

present participle of revise

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of revising When revising a financial analysis, walk employees through the trade-offs that influenced your conclusion. — Samir Dutta, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026 Morgan Stanley has been revising its earnings estimates higher for companies including ExxonMobil (XOM), Valero (VLO), Phillips 66 (PSX) and PBF (PBF). — Brian Sullivan, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2026 The United Arab Emirates is reportedly revising plans for a 5-gigawatt AI data center project following the Iranian strikes. — Richard Hall, Time, 15 Oct. 2026 Beijing, on the other hand, has pursued its space objectives consistently since the early 1990s, revising programs as technology evolves without losing sight of its end goal. — Kathleen Curlee, Foreign Affairs, 14 Oct. 2026 Insights like ours are revising researchers’ understanding of both the past and how people operate today, as inequality grows globally. — Christopher Von Rueden, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2026 The National Park Service is revising interpretations at its sites to offer an upbeat rendering of human bondage, if slavery is mentioned at all. — Drew Gilpin Faust, The New York Review of Books, 19 Sep. 2026 The implications go far beyond revising the timeline of humanity’s relationship with mind-altering substances. — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 10 Sep. 2026 Recent researchers have proposed revising the rule to focus solely on humidity and precipitation and to exclude temperature as a determining factor. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 3 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for revising
Verb
  • Further, modifying the nanoparticle sizes, ligand chain lengths, or overall electrical charges allows full control over the resulting material.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 2 Nov. 2026
  • For most people, manually modifying system firmware introduces additional risks.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Jeremy Saulnier took a break from editing ‘SLAYGROUND’ to introduce a 10th anniversary screening of ‘GREEN ROOM’ at Alamo Drafthouse in LA and pay tribute to Patrick Stewart.
    — Glenn Garner, Deadline, 31 Oct. 2026
  • Sanderson explained his team would try and amend the situation by editing the trailer to remove footage of Elon at Trump rallies, and the new trailer would still be flagged.
    — Brian Welk, IndieWire, 29 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • The laser pulses generated strong, rapidly changing electric fields that accelerated electrons through graphene’s electronic energy structure.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 2026
  • The only thing certain now is volatility, with rosters changing by the week, even the day, at the bang of a judge’s gavel.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 29 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • The person reading the issue lowered it to reveal a face tense with anger, devilishly exaggerated by his thin black beard and mustache.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Continue reading here Kings win in overtime Ottawa Senators forward Hayden Hodgson received a game misconduct and major penalty for boarding defenseman Brandt Clarke in the Kings’ 6-5 overtime victory Thursday night.
    — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Nearby, Mana is remodeling an office building that will become the Nikola Tesla Innovation Hub, which will have office space for tech companies.
    — Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2026
  • The star snagged the property for just $57,000 and found great joy in repeatedly remodeling it during her time there.
    — Megan Johnson, Architectural Digest, 14 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Interest in the trend follows a seasonal pattern, with peak months landing in April, May and June, when homeowners are planning layouts, buying plants and reworking outdoor spaces.
    — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Sacbee.com, 28 Oct. 2026
  • During the next legislative session, lawmakers will consider reworking Missouri’s school funding formula, which determines how much state aid public schools receive.
    — Jack Harvel October 20, Kansas City Star, 20 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Among them, Carter found that the request violates federal law precluding altering of election rules on the eve of an election.
    — Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Between March and November, your body is exposed to less morning light and more evening light, altering a person’s biology or their circadian rhythm.
    — Hannah Poukish, Sacbee.com, 28 Oct. 2026

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“Revising.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/revising. Accessed 3 Nov. 2026.

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