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Recent Examples of Synonyms for copyediting
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For more stellar Tupperware and food storage container finds at Amazon, keep reading!—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
11 Nov. 2025 -
Jae Towle Viera considers the unexpected effects of reading to their child.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Nov. 2025
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Typing becomes editing, not thinking.—
Orianna Rosa Royle,
Fortune,
7 Nov. 2025
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The group has backed leading AI model developers such as OpenAI, as well as application-level startups like OpusClip, a generative-AI video-editing platform, and Tempus AI, which applies machine learning to precision medicine.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
5 Nov. 2025
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Its style was in many ways a refinement of the final run of Diablos, smoothing and polishing the old car’s edges while adding strength and modernity to the design.—
Will Sabel Courtney,
Robb Report,
6 Nov. 2025
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At one point, convinced that one of the screenwriters who was on set polishing the script was leaking information to Weinstein, Scorsese rushed into the office and flung his desk out the window.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
22 Oct. 2025
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Reaves made three pull-up 3-pointers within 2½ minutes of subbing back into the game in the fourth, putting him at 45 points, with his last one giving the Lakers a 108-101 lead.—
Khobi Price,
Oc Register,
27 Oct. 2025
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Josh Faraimo, subbing for starting quarterback Brady Palmer, threw a TD pass to Isaac Cook.—
John Maffei,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Oct. 2025
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Authorities had previously said seven people had died on the mountain before revising down the figure on Tuesday.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
3 Nov. 2025
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The company recently sent emails to authorized Starlink resellers about revising the terms and conditions for offering the satellite internet service.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
3 Nov. 2025
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The first part is easy to defend, with the Spurs, led by the Tim Duncan/Tony Parker/Manu Ginobili trio but infused with Kawhi Leonard’s killer defense, Boris Diaw’s passing, Danny Green’s shooting and an overall obsession with quick decision-making, virtually perfecting basketball.—
The Athletic NBA Staff,
New York Times,
11 Nov. 2025
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Associate Editor Alana Al-Hatlani spent years in pastry kitchens, perfecting her pie dough recipe.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
2 Nov. 2025
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“Copyediting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/copyediting. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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