revise
verb (used with object)
to amend or alter.
have been revising
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present perfect progressiveof revise.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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But strategists have been revising down their year-end forecasts after the recent sharp sell-off, including Credit Suisse Securities, which cut its year-end S&P 500 target to 4,900 from 5,200 earlier this month.
From Reuters ● May 25, 2022
School boards across the state have been revising their policies to be more inclusive of transgender students in accordance with a new state law.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 31, 2021
Across the country, historians and park officials have been revising historical markers and adding context to Civil War memorials, lynching sites and ports used for slavery.
From Washington Times ● Feb. 22, 2016
He said the money could go into the agency’s current 10-year capital plan, which he and some other commissioners have been revising to accommodate new projects.
From New York Times ● Dec. 10, 2015
Last night Channel 4 News pictured him playing video games when he should have been revising at school.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 13, 2015
