edit out
phrasal verb
edited out; editing out; edits out
: to remove (something, such as an unwanted word or scene) while preparing something to be seen, used, published, etc.
They edited out the scene.
Write freely. You can always edit things out later.
Examples of edit out in a Sentence
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The overloaded episode should have been edited out entirely, integrating these flashbacks into the first half of the series.
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Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 19 Sep. 2024
Disney originally edited out the kiss for international markets after it was banned in Saudi Arabia, but restored it after public and internal uproar.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 19 Sep. 2024
Styles, who bought a minority stake in the delightfully eccentric British label in January, watched as his bespectacled Liverpudlian friend sent his first solely female edit out into the hallowed halls of the Royal Academy, where just 100 industry faces were invited to join him.
—Alice Newbold, Vogue, 13 Sep. 2024
Shortly after, Netflix edited out a few seconds of the jeers and lowered the volume for part of her set on the version of the show that is currently available to stream.
—Esther Kang, Peoplemag, 15 Aug. 2024
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Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 19 Sep. 2024
Disney originally edited out the kiss for international markets after it was banned in Saudi Arabia, but restored it after public and internal uproar.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 19 Sep. 2024
Styles, who bought a minority stake in the delightfully eccentric British label in January, watched as his bespectacled Liverpudlian friend sent his first solely female edit out into the hallowed halls of the Royal Academy, where just 100 industry faces were invited to join him.
—Alice Newbold, Vogue, 13 Sep. 2024
Shortly after, Netflix edited out a few seconds of the jeers and lowered the volume for part of her set on the version of the show that is currently available to stream.
—Esther Kang, Peoplemag, 15 Aug. 2024
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“Edit out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/edit%20out. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.
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