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Recent Examples of Synonyms for copyedits
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While the book reads easily and is seemingly structured to facilitate a film adaptation, bringing it to the big screen in such a successful way was definitely no easy task.—
Matthew Razak,
Space.com,
23 Mar. 2026 -
Outside, the property reads like a garden estate scaled to village life.—
David Caraccio,
Sacbee.com,
23 Mar. 2026
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Late edits to a speech, and the resulting changes to the words on the screen, threaten to throw off his delivery.—
Taryn Luna,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Mar. 2026
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The Layers panel shows you which edits apply to each layer.—
Michael Muchmore,
PC Magazine,
13 Mar. 2026
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In one scene, her character polishes and admires the ring, allowing viewers a closer look at the remarkable stone.—
Bailey Bujnosek,
InStyle,
12 Mar. 2026
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The process polishes the gentle bonhomie that promises to transform even the smallest silences into celebrations.—
Archie Forde,
Pitchfork,
6 Mar. 2026
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The bill also imposes new penalties on foreign interference with elections and revises the list of valid photo ID required at the polls or when voting-by-mail for the first time.—
CBS Miami Team,
CBS News,
25 Feb. 2026
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The rule also revises the way lead amounts are measured, which could significantly expand the number of communities found violating the rules.—
Michael Phillis,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Feb. 2026
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