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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Where did this very specific bit of historical revisionism come from?
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Hunter Ingram, Variety, 4 July 2025
News of this emoji revisionism spread for the same reason so many of Gen Z’s pronouncements do: Young adults, speaking internet with native-language ease, have an air of authority.
—Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 29 June 2025
In exchange, Washington would receive Europe’s help with respect to economic policies constraining revisionism by Beijing.
—Stephen G. Brooks, Foreign Affairs, 20 Feb. 2025
At least since 2012, Putin has sought to build and enforce a dominant ideology built on illiberal values and historical revisionism.
—Andrei Yakovlev, Foreign Affairs, 16 May 2025
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Hunter Ingram, Variety, 4 July 2025
News of this emoji revisionism spread for the same reason so many of Gen Z’s pronouncements do: Young adults, speaking internet with native-language ease, have an air of authority.
—Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 29 June 2025
In exchange, Washington would receive Europe’s help with respect to economic policies constraining revisionism by Beijing.
—Stephen G. Brooks, Foreign Affairs, 20 Feb. 2025
At least since 2012, Putin has sought to build and enforce a dominant ideology built on illiberal values and historical revisionism.
—Andrei Yakovlev, Foreign Affairs, 16 May 2025
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“Revisionism.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/revisionism. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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