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as in to revise
to prepare for publication by correcting, rewriting, or updating
the publisher edited a new version of its best-selling school dictionary
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as in to adjust
to change (something) so as to make it suitable for a new use or situation
the restaurant chef has edited several of his gourmet dishes for preparation by the home cook
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as in to delete
to show (something written) to be no longer valid by drawing a cross over or a line through it
anything potentially offensive or disturbing was edited out of the newsletter before it was mailed
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Dana Taylor, USA Today, 12 May 2026
It was reviewed and edited by our journalists.
—Charlotte Observer, 12 May 2026
The summary points above were compiled with the help of AI tools and edited by journalists.
—Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 12 May 2026
Questions have been lightly edited for clarity and brevity.
—Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 12 May 2026
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This transcript was automatically generated, and then edited for clarity in its current form.
—Dana Taylor, USA Today, 12 May 2026
It was reviewed and edited by our journalists.
—Charlotte Observer, 12 May 2026
The summary points above were compiled with the help of AI tools and edited by journalists.
—Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 12 May 2026
Questions have been lightly edited for clarity and brevity.
—Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 12 May 2026
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“Edit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/edit. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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