revise
To review, alter and amend, especially of written material.
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Hey @aweiss.bsky.social Care to revise your opinion in light of the "new" reporting that the Pro-Statehood Party openly corrupts elections, as we have stated before?
KUCCPS to shut application portal at midnight as deadline lapses https://www.europesays.com/africa/221432/ The closure now places urgency on candidates yet to submit or revise their course selections, The applicatio…
The 48-hour rule for processing developmental editorial letter, reading the letter in reverse, and the three questions that decide what to revise. Read the full piece → channelstreetbooks.com/reading-room... #CSBRea…
[2/3] 3.78 yuan/share), which has triggered the downward revision clause of the "Longda Convertible Bonds" conversion price. The company's board of directors proposed to revise downward the conversion
It's exam season, which means it is time to revise. Can AI help your revision process? Possibly. But definitely not if you let it do the important work for you. www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DQS...
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To review, alter and amend, especially of written material.
This statute should be revised.
“SB 877 Fair Claims Practices and Transparency Act After disasters, insurers can revise loss estimates internally and present edited numbers as final without disclosing what changed. Visit fixinsurance.org for more information.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Perhaps you should revise your view on Impeachment, Congressman. I still can't believe you said it's not a priority. In order to make the smell go away, you're going to have to clean the house.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“What’s most maddening is that it will frequently get it right, then immediately revise it to “chaters,” which both it and I agree is not an English word.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“...precarious than ever: his approval rating and coalition support are both disintegrating. With eastern state elections in September, Mr Merz may wish to revise his own strategy. 4/4 The Economist All it took was one phone call from Putin for Trump to make Putin's life easier.”
— Bluesky· May 2026““If you would like to revise your submission, please consider changing the following: The protagonist growing up in a public orphanage suggests a centralized government with a sense of duty of care for its citizens and children. Have you considered cages?””
— Bluesky· May 2026
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(UK, Australia, New Zealand) To look over again (something previously written or learned), especially in preparation for an examination.
"revise" means: To look over again (something previously written or learned), especially in preparation for an examination.. This is a fairly neutral word with no inherent risk attached. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than something dangerous. If your child uses it, context will usually make the meaning clear. A brief, curious question about where they heard it is generally enough to know whether to follow up.
"revise" means: To look over again (something previously written or learned), especially in preparation for an examination.. Register: neutral, standard English, usable in most everyday contexts. Note the regional or dialect label (UK) — usage may sound odd outside that variety. A common non-native mistake is to use the word in the wrong register, or to assume one fixed meaning when it is actually polysemous; always check the surrounding register and the audience before producing it yourself. In formal writing, prefer a neutral synonym or a short descriptive phrase, and use this word only when you have heard or read it being used naturally in a comparable context.
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(obsolete) To look at again, to reflect on.
1983, Willard Scott Thompson, Chapter 1: The Third World Revisited, Willard Scott Thompson (editor), The Third World: Premises of U.S. Policy, Revised edition, [http://books.google.com.au/books?id=hxMcUP05Q7MC&pg=PA15&dq=%22revise%22|%22…
“Hey @aweiss.bsky.social Care to revise your opinion in light of the "new" reporting that the Pro-Statehood Party openly corrupts elections, as we have stated before?”
— Bluesky· May 2026“KUCCPS to shut application portal at midnight as deadline lapses https://www.europesays.com/africa/221432/ The closure now places urgency on candidates yet to submit or revise their course selections, The application portal…”
— Bluesky· May 2026“The 48-hour rule for processing developmental editorial letter, reading the letter in reverse, and the three questions that decide what to revise. Read the full piece → channelstreetbooks.com/reading-room... #CSBReadingRoom #amwriting #booksky #writer”
— Bluesky· May 2026“[2/3] 3.78 yuan/share), which has triggered the downward revision clause of the "Longda Convertible Bonds" conversion price. The company's board of directors proposed to revise downward the conversion”
— Bluesky· May 2026“It's exam season, which means it is time to revise. Can AI help your revision process? Possibly. But definitely not if you let it do the important work for you. www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DQS...”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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