1
as in revised
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 adjusted
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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Recent Examples of edited
Some quotes have been edited and condensed for length and clarity.
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Charles Infosino, Cincinnati Enquirer, 23 Oct. 2025
Condensed and edited by Rebecca Kilroy.
—Fiction Non Fiction, Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025
These answers have been edited for length and clarity.
—Olivia Evans, Louisville Courier Journal, 23 Oct. 2025
The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 22 Oct. 2025
It was edited by Andrew Sussman and Sami Yenigun, who is also our executive producer.
—October 22, NPR, 22 Oct. 2025
The film was co-edited by Douglas and Don Swaynos and features interviews conducted by photographer Mark Burns.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2025
This interview has been edited for length and clarity.
—Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 15 Oct. 2025
Today’s edition of 5 Things PM was edited and produced by CNN’s Kimberly Richardson and Chris Good.
—Daniel Wine, CNN Money, 15 Oct. 2025
Charles Infosino, Cincinnati Enquirer, 23 Oct. 2025
Condensed and edited by Rebecca Kilroy.
—Fiction Non Fiction, Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025
These answers have been edited for length and clarity.
—Olivia Evans, Louisville Courier Journal, 23 Oct. 2025
The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 22 Oct. 2025
It was edited by Andrew Sussman and Sami Yenigun, who is also our executive producer.
—October 22, NPR, 22 Oct. 2025
The film was co-edited by Douglas and Don Swaynos and features interviews conducted by photographer Mark Burns.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2025
This interview has been edited for length and clarity.
—Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 15 Oct. 2025
Today’s edition of 5 Things PM was edited and produced by CNN’s Kimberly Richardson and Chris Good.
—Daniel Wine, CNN Money, 15 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for edited
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Police initially reported the crash involved nine vehicles, but later revised that to seven vehicles.—
Katie Langford,
Denver Post,
25 Oct. 2025
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When Constellation was cancelled in 2010, Orion’s design was revised and repurposed for the Artemis program.—
Matt Alderton,
USA Today,
24 Oct. 2025
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The pressure rhythm was adjusted to an uneven triangle pattern to better match the freezing process.—
Pranjal Malewar,
New Atlas,
26 Oct. 2025
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Welcome to my College Football Playoff projections, which will be published weekly through the end of the season, updated and adjusted after each Saturday’s results.—
Scott Dochterman,
New York Times,
26 Oct. 2025
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The car is not the Camaro in most other respects, too, with the interior getting a bespoke redesign, the body panels changed, the bumpers changed, the front grille reworked, and the headlights and tail lights updated, too.—
Erik Shilling,
Robb Report,
15 Oct. 2025
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Rider’s spring bags for Celine reworked house icons with quiet precision.—
Sandra Salibian,
Footwear News,
15 Oct. 2025
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Hoover, a BookTok mega-phenomenon whose novels have dominated the New York Times best-seller list, has several books in the process of being adapted.—
Katy Waldman,
New Yorker,
24 Oct. 2025
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Now living on their acreage in Oregon’s wine country, Beverly has adapted to her new surroundings.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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In low, incantatory voices, the lamas were reading from The Tibetan Book of the Dead, encouraging my grandmother to move forward without fear in the bardo between death and rebirth.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Oct. 2025
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This is the web version of CEO Daily, a newsletter of must-read global insights from CEOs and industry leaders.—
Diane Brady,
Fortune,
27 Oct. 2025
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When tailored to a hospital’s resources and executed well, these investments deliver exponential returns.—
Prof. Dr. med. Mazda Farshad,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Oct. 2025
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Falcon’s Talon mid-tower can be tailored for high-performance gaming with the latest AMD or Intel silicon, scaled up to a high-end desktop (HEDT) configuration using AMD Ryzen Threadripper, or loaded out as a true workstation powered by Threadripper Pro, as reviewed here.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
21 Oct. 2025
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Associated Press text, photo, graphic, audio and/or video material shall not be published, broadcast, rewritten for broadcast or publication or redistributed directly or indirectly in any medium.—
Daniel McFadin,
Arkansas Online,
27 Oct. 2025
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Milei’s party, La Libertad Avanza, received 41% of votes nationwide with 92% of ballots counted, according to data published by Interior Minister Guillermo Francos on Sunday.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
27 Oct. 2025
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The famous Stanford Prison Experiment by Zimbardo revealed how quickly people conformed to roles of power or submission, often at the expense of empathy and fairness.—
Mary Crossan,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Columbia, Brown, and the University of Pennsylvania have made deals with the Administration to restore their funding, and other universities have conformed to what the Administration seems to want in order to avoid becoming targets themselves.—
Jeannie Suk Gersen,
New Yorker,
6 Sep. 2025
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“Edited.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/edited. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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