blue-penciled

past tense of blue-pencil

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for blue-penciled
Verb
  • Cheung’s post with the video was eventually deleted.
    Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 20 Oct. 2025
  • However, that has all changed over the past few days as reports from outlets including , and uncovered past messages from Platner written on the message board site Reddit – some of which have been deleted as Platner seeks to distance himself from them.
    Peter Aitken, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The Marine Corps was alerted and canceled the firing of additional live ordnance over the highway.
    Susannah Cullinane, CNN Money, 20 Oct. 2025
  • That shouldn't have been canceled.
    Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 19 Oct. 2025
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“Blue-penciled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blue-penciled. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.

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