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the act, process, or result of making different
a finicky author who makes countless revisions before submitting a work for publication
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Recent Examples of revisions
Mary Shelley’s Book There are three main revisions of the book; on display are the 1818 edition and the 1835 illustrated version.
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Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 7 Nov. 2025
Other productions for the company next year include Inground starring Jon Cho and Alexandra Daddario and Here be Monsters at Paramount Pictures with Joachim Rønning directing from a script from Rønning with latest revisions by Noah Harpster and Micah Fitzerman-Blue.
—Justin Kroll, Deadline, 6 Nov. 2025
The charter revisions will lead to more housing and more types of housing in low-density neighborhoods, which is housing the city needs.
—Kim Velsey, Curbed, 5 Nov. 2025
That design underwent over 20 revisions before it was finalized.
—Eileen Falkenberg-Hull, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
Following revisions released Wednesday, there weren’t as many jobs shed in September as ADP initially estimated.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2025
On top of that, consensus earnings revisions for the cohort look to be moderating – signaling a decline may be at hand.
—Fred Imbert, CNBC, 31 Oct. 2025
Instant replay policies have also undergone revisions in recent years, but former NFL head coach Tony Dungy is calling for a complete overhaul.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2025
Those revisions are not just under the skin – the body has been redone in carbon fiber.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 28 Oct. 2025
Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 7 Nov. 2025
Other productions for the company next year include Inground starring Jon Cho and Alexandra Daddario and Here be Monsters at Paramount Pictures with Joachim Rønning directing from a script from Rønning with latest revisions by Noah Harpster and Micah Fitzerman-Blue.
—Justin Kroll, Deadline, 6 Nov. 2025
The charter revisions will lead to more housing and more types of housing in low-density neighborhoods, which is housing the city needs.
—Kim Velsey, Curbed, 5 Nov. 2025
That design underwent over 20 revisions before it was finalized.
—Eileen Falkenberg-Hull, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
Following revisions released Wednesday, there weren’t as many jobs shed in September as ADP initially estimated.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2025
On top of that, consensus earnings revisions for the cohort look to be moderating – signaling a decline may be at hand.
—Fred Imbert, CNBC, 31 Oct. 2025
Instant replay policies have also undergone revisions in recent years, but former NFL head coach Tony Dungy is calling for a complete overhaul.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2025
Those revisions are not just under the skin – the body has been redone in carbon fiber.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 28 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for revisions
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But after an offseason of making significant changes to its offense in response to last season’s historically bad playoff exit at the hands of the Cavaliers, Miami stood tall against Cleveland in their first meeting this season.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
11 Nov. 2025
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The New York Mets are sure to make roster changes this offseason after missing the playoffs this season.—
Shaun McAvoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Nov. 2025
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Such alterations can include rerouting planes or delaying flights when there are not enough controllers to handle the normal workload.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN Money,
3 Nov. 2025
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No political map alterations have been specifically proposed in Virginia.—
Steve Gorman,
USA Today,
29 Oct. 2025
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Those looking to reschedule can do so without being charged change fees or fare differences, but only if the new flight is between six days before and six days after your original travel date and booked for the same cabin between the same cities originally booked.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
11 Nov. 2025
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How BikeWalkKC hopes to work with schools, cities Because of the rising attention on the issue, BikeWalkKC created a blog post explaining to families the differences between e-bikes and e-motos, which are electronic motorcycles, mopeds and dirt bikes.—
PJ Green
November 11,
Kansas City Star,
11 Nov. 2025
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“Revisions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/revisions. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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