copyediting

verb

present participle of copyedit
as in reading

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for copyediting
  1. reading
  2. editing
  3. polishing
  4. subbing
  5. revising
  6. perfecting
Verb
  • Assume any agent reading text other people wrote can be given orders by it.
    — Sandy Carter, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Paul Barnkow, Arvada I’m reading with interest the articles regarding the water restrictions imposed by Denver Water and that the restrictions aren’t generating the reductions requested.
    — DP Opinion, Denver Post, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of reading
Verb
  • Music students, for instance, are discovering tools that can easily do tasks such as editing or generating drum tracks.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Written and directed by Mariani, the movie features cinematography by Victoria Pereda and editing by Maximiliano Passarelli.
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of editing
Verb
  • For deeper etching, a polishing compound and pad may restore the finish.
    — Rachel Silva, Martha Stewart, 25 July 2026
  • Not deliberately misleading them—more like polishing things up.
    — Dennis Kozak, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
Definition of polishing
Verb
  • Good morning, Alexei Oreskovic here today, subbing in for Andrew.
    — Alexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 29 July 2026
  • Less than a minute after subbing on for 22-year-old Sarah Schupansky, Gotham goalkeeper and former Chelsea teammate Ann-Katrin Berger’s long ball reached Kerr.
    — Melanie Anzidei, New York Times, 16 July 2026
Definition of subbing
Verb
  • Schools are revising assessment practices while students are already using AI to write, study and conduct research.
    — Gerui Wang, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Every fix took days, revising the CAD work and making new molds, and fixing one bug inevitably revealed the next bug, and another delay.
    — Ronnen Harary, Fortune, 31 July 2026
Definition of revising
Verb
  • As Plasvic continues, perfecting the texture was one of the biggest priorities when developing Super Serum Skin Tint.
    — Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 30 July 2026
  • Le Teint Healthy Glow has the weightlessness of a powder paired with the skin perfecting qualities of a liquid.
    — Reece Andavolgyi, InStyle, 29 July 2026
Definition of perfecting
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“Copyediting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/copyediting. Accessed 3 Aug. 2026.

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