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.
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But the first time around, producers relied on deceptive camera angles and some CGI to edit out her pregnancy belly.
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Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Oct. 2025
In the listing photos, they would have been edited out.
—Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
However, 13 minutes of the movie were edited out due to restrictions of IMAX's projection platter of that era.
—Jeff Spry, Space.com, 19 Sep. 2025
In compliance with the restraining order, eight seconds of footage featuring the tape were edited out of the film, and Centro Asturiano management was assured that the producers assumed full liability, per the Tampa Bay Times.
—Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 12 Sep. 2025
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Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Oct. 2025
In the listing photos, they would have been edited out.
—Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
However, 13 minutes of the movie were edited out due to restrictions of IMAX's projection platter of that era.
—Jeff Spry, Space.com, 19 Sep. 2025
In compliance with the restraining order, eight seconds of footage featuring the tape were edited out of the film, and Centro Asturiano management was assured that the producers assumed full liability, per the Tampa Bay Times.
—Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 12 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for edit out
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“Edit out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/edit%20out. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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