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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Was that the case or was stuff edited out of the final cut?
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Dalton Ross, EW.com, 24 Apr. 2025
His recent remarks at the Breakthrough Awards slamming the Trump administration and a complicit Silicon Valley made headlines when they were edited out of the ceremony’s YouTube broadcast.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 19 Apr. 2025
These sections of the segment have been edited out of the YouTube upload.
—David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Apr. 2025
Dad-rock talk about Kimmel’s good friend Huey Lewis’ first band, Clover, has been edited out for space.
—Stephen Rodrick, Rolling Stone, 15 Apr. 2025
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Dalton Ross, EW.com, 24 Apr. 2025
His recent remarks at the Breakthrough Awards slamming the Trump administration and a complicit Silicon Valley made headlines when they were edited out of the ceremony’s YouTube broadcast.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 19 Apr. 2025
These sections of the segment have been edited out of the YouTube upload.
—David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Apr. 2025
Dad-rock talk about Kimmel’s good friend Huey Lewis’ first band, Clover, has been edited out for space.
—Stephen Rodrick, Rolling Stone, 15 Apr. 2025
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“Edit out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/edit%20out. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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