1
as in to modify
to make different in some way
with the snow, we'll need to revise our travel plans
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2
as in to edit
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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as in change
the act, process, or result of making different
that paper needs one more revise, and then I think it's ready to turn in
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Recent Examples of revise
Andy J. Semotiuk, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
The investment bank Goldman Sachs revised down its growth forecast for this year to 1.7% from 2.2% previously.
—Josh Boak, TIME, 11 Mar. 2025
Neuroskeptic, Discover Magazine, 15 Nov. 2015
Zeidman wants to build in mechanisms that revise sentences as attitudes and mores change.
—Teresa Mathew, The New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2022
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Verb
Apple’s Surprise iPhone Update Fixes 1 Bug, Adds 1 Frustration
The Safe Third Country Agreement was revised in 2023 to close loopholes that allowed some asylum seekers to enter Canada through irregular crossings, such as Roxham Road in Quebec.
—Andy J. Semotiuk, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
The investment bank Goldman Sachs revised down its growth forecast for this year to 1.7% from 2.2% previously.
—Josh Boak, TIME, 11 Mar. 2025
Noun
Maybe some researchers could partner with a neuroscience journal and scan some of the peer reviewers at work to find the neural correlates of accept, reject, and revise decisions?
—Neuroskeptic, Discover Magazine, 15 Nov. 2015
Zeidman wants to build in mechanisms that revise sentences as attitudes and mores change.
—Teresa Mathew, The New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for revise
Verb
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So, by modifying mouse genes to mimic these changes, the researchers have successfully engineered a living model of mammoth-like traits—a first-of-its-kind experiment in de-extinction science.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes,
15 Mar. 2025
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But while public opinion has swayed towards Trump on border security and deportations, polling shows that a majority of Americans disapprove of the president’s position on modifying birthright citizenship, with a recent Pew survey measuring 56% opposed to his executive order and just 43% in favor.—
Syra Ortiz Blanes and,
Miami Herald,
15 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom.—
KANSAS CITY STAR WEATHER BOT,
Kansas City Star,
18 Mar. 2025
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In the making of the film, what was initially planned as a five-month shoot stretched over a year, leaving Coppola to edit over a million feet of film, and was plagued by disaster after disaster.—
Paul Fitzgerald,
Rolling Stone,
18 Mar. 2025
Noun
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One of the biggest changes in recent years, however, has been the commercial growth of the women’s basketball tournament.—
Eben Novy-Williams,
Sportico.com,
20 Mar. 2025
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Philadelphia themselves also proposed a rule change, which would take the current postseason overtime rules of both teams getting the ball in overtime, and apply it to the regular season.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
20 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Felix Pardo: Unbridled and incompatible development has altered every phase of life in Coral Gables.—
Miami Herald Staff,
Miami Herald,
12 Mar. 2025
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These changes are fundamentally altering the ecosystem.—
Laura Paddison,
CNN,
12 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The band remix opens at No. 21, followed closely by the Johnny Gold reworking at No. 22, and the instrumental version at No. 23.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes,
11 Mar. 2025
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To create 9,700 new homes including 2,900 that are earmarked as income-restricted, the zoning would be reworked to allow for commercial, manufacturing and residential uses that are largely not allowed now.—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
WWD,
7 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The Italian official said alterations were not detected by eye and only were revealed by examining the seams of the crotch area of the ski suits after the competition.—
Graham Dunbar,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Mar. 2025
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Intense alteration on early Mars revealed by high-aluminum rocks at Jezero crater.—
Tommy Tuberville,
Newsweek,
6 Mar. 2025
Verb
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For example, bone is constantly being remodeled in response to exercise or inactivity.—
Scott Lafee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Mar. 2025
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After remodeling to fit their needs, the restaurant opened in February.—
Jason Dill,
Miami Herald,
15 Mar. 2025
Noun
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And compared with something more pedestrian, like the Apple iMac, which uses a standard M4 processor, the difference in multicore processing performance is vast.—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
11 Mar. 2025
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The difference primarily is in the attitudes of Republicans, Jackson said of societal shifts reflected in the data.—
Adriel Bettelheim,
Axios,
11 Mar. 2025
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“Revise.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/revise. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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