revisionism
noun
re·vi·sion·ism
ri-ˈvi-zhə-ˌni-zəm 
1
: a movement in revolutionary Marxian socialism favoring an evolutionary rather than a revolutionary spirit
2
: advocacy of revision (as of a doctrine or policy or in historical analysis)
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Fish scored huge success, on Broadway and London, with his 2019 Oklahoma!, not least for its daring revisionism.
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David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Feb. 2025
Russian revisionism and aggression are not going away.
—Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Foreign Affairs, 18 Dec. 2024
As for his foreign policy revisionism, the president’s boasts are risible.
—Editorial, Boston Herald, 17 Jan. 2025
In that—more than anything his talented writing staff and outside cheerleaders may put on the Teleprompter for his final attempts at historical revisionism—Biden should take a true measure of comfort.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 13 Jan. 2025
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David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Feb. 2025
Russian revisionism and aggression are not going away.
—Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Foreign Affairs, 18 Dec. 2024
As for his foreign policy revisionism, the president’s boasts are risible.
—Editorial, Boston Herald, 17 Jan. 2025
In that—more than anything his talented writing staff and outside cheerleaders may put on the Teleprompter for his final attempts at historical revisionism—Biden should take a true measure of comfort.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 13 Jan. 2025
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“Revisionism.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/revisionism. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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