reviser
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Mr. Polito thereby gives us a poet who isn’t “just a blazing, mercurial, ingenious reviser of his own words and melodies but also a conscious, sly, artist.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 6, 2026
The words in italics, for reasons lost to history, were omitted from the first compilation of federal laws in 1874, which was prepared by a government official called “the reviser of the federal statutes.”
From New York Times ● May 15, 2023
Alo has been a prolific record reviser during this year’s College World Series.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 11, 2022
Shakespeare, too, was a tireless reviser, Mr. Shapiro pointed out, even adding some songs to a later production of “Macbeth,” of all plays, just to perk it up.
From New York Times ● Apr. 16, 2015
Boulay de la Meurthe, Antoine, presents temporary plan of the Consulate, ii, 123; member of the council of state, 152; reviser of the Code, 222.
From The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte Vol. IV. (of IV.) by William Milligan Sloane
