blue-penciling

present participle of blue-pencil

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Verb
  • So far, synapse-deleting tools are much less precise than synapse-adding ones.
    — Simon Makin, Scientific American, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Meta describes this option as permanently deleting chat history, stored files and active tasks.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • No one could’ve blamed the grieving community for canceling the game.
    — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Hours earlier, the 77-year-old wrestling Hall of Famer apologized on social media site X for canceling a weekend appearance at the Washington State Horror Con in Puyallup.
    — Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 24 Oct. 2026
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“Blue-penciling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blue-penciling. Accessed 30 Oct. 2026.

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