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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
The January jobs report will also include a series of critical revisions (namely, the annual benchmark revision) and statistical modeling adjustments that not only will provide a fuller look at past employment trends but also could very well shape our current and future view of the labor market.
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Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 11 Feb. 2026
The revisions themselves were also less dramatic than many investors had feared; though the Bureau of Labor Statistics did mark down last year’s employment totals, the adjustments were not as severe as some forecasts had suggested.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 11 Feb. 2026
Wednesday’s report included major revisions, which said employers added just 181,000 jobs for all of last year.
—Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2026
At the same time, the report showed weaker hiring in 2025, with major revisions that reduced the number of jobs created last year to just 181,000, the lowest since the pandemic year of 2020.
—Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 11 Feb. 2026
In addition to the monthly numbers, the BLS released final benchmark revisions for the period of April 2024 to March 2025.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 11 Feb. 2026
The case prompted Davis to order revisions to the department’s policies on cooperation with ICE.
—Austin Sanders, Austin American Statesman, 5 Feb. 2026
The committee made further revisions to prepare the latest draft for public input.
—Nuria Martinez-Keel, Oklahoma Voice, 5 Feb. 2026
That release will also include revisions to annual payrolls, which are expected to show much slower job growth in the year through March 2025 than initially thought.
—Bloomberg, Oc Register, 4 Feb. 2026
Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 11 Feb. 2026
The revisions themselves were also less dramatic than many investors had feared; though the Bureau of Labor Statistics did mark down last year’s employment totals, the adjustments were not as severe as some forecasts had suggested.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 11 Feb. 2026
Wednesday’s report included major revisions, which said employers added just 181,000 jobs for all of last year.
—Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2026
At the same time, the report showed weaker hiring in 2025, with major revisions that reduced the number of jobs created last year to just 181,000, the lowest since the pandemic year of 2020.
—Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 11 Feb. 2026
In addition to the monthly numbers, the BLS released final benchmark revisions for the period of April 2024 to March 2025.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 11 Feb. 2026
The case prompted Davis to order revisions to the department’s policies on cooperation with ICE.
—Austin Sanders, Austin American Statesman, 5 Feb. 2026
The committee made further revisions to prepare the latest draft for public input.
—Nuria Martinez-Keel, Oklahoma Voice, 5 Feb. 2026
That release will also include revisions to annual payrolls, which are expected to show much slower job growth in the year through March 2025 than initially thought.
—Bloomberg, Oc Register, 4 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for revisions
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Demi Lovato is making some changes to their upcoming tour in order to prioritize their heath.—
Tracy Brown,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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The transistor can detect image changes in just 100 microseconds, much faster than human perception.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Feb. 2026
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An Australian study of advanced brain images found significant alterations even among people who had already recovered from mild infections — a possible explanation for cognitive deficits that may persist for years.—
Stephanie Armour,
Miami Herald,
28 Jan. 2026
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An Australian study of advanced brain images found significant alterations even among people who had already recovered from mild infections — a possible explanation for cognitive deficits that may persist for years.—
Stephanie Armour,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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Enhance your media literacy by learning the differences between news and opinion and, further, how to differentiate between advertising, news articles, letters, columns and editorials.—
Brenda Looper,
Arkansas Online,
11 Feb. 2026
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This elevated risk in women may be rooted in biological differences (in the size and function of women’s hearts), or the unique hormonal factors and comorbidity burden in women.—
Erica Sloan,
SELF,
10 Feb. 2026
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“Revisions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/revisions. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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