1
as in revising
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 adjusting
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 editing
Frames can be stacked for merged clarity, and imagery further enhanced using third party editing software.
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New Atlas, 29 Jan. 2026
Best of luck editing this draft!
—Literary Hub, 29 Jan. 2026
What feels like a feature-length version of his TV episodic, which uses an associative editing style to ask big and small questions about New York City life, centers on the filmmaker’s own quest to make a documentary about the cement-and-sad aggregate material.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 28 Jan. 2026
The scrutiny from the EU comes after Grok sparked a global backlash by allowing users, through its AI image generation and editing capabilities, to undress people, putting women and girls in transparent bikinis or revealing clothing.
—Arkansas Online, 27 Jan. 2026
The model powers its Doubao chatbot; ByteDance is also integrating AI into its other consumer apps, like its video-editing program CapCut.
—Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 27 Jan. 2026
Letters are subject to editing for clarity and length.
—Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Jan. 2026
Intellia Therapeutics said the FDA lifted a clinical hold on a Phase 3 study of its CRISPR gene-editing therapy for a condition called transthyretin amyloidosis, or ATTR, that mostly affects nerves.
—Elaine Chen, STAT, 27 Jan. 2026
The platform generates full, commercially usable compositions from text prompts, with tools for editing lyrics, timing, and instrumentation, and supports multi stem downloads for traditional studio workflows.
—Charlie Fink, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
New Atlas, 29 Jan. 2026
Best of luck editing this draft!
—Literary Hub, 29 Jan. 2026
What feels like a feature-length version of his TV episodic, which uses an associative editing style to ask big and small questions about New York City life, centers on the filmmaker’s own quest to make a documentary about the cement-and-sad aggregate material.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 28 Jan. 2026
The scrutiny from the EU comes after Grok sparked a global backlash by allowing users, through its AI image generation and editing capabilities, to undress people, putting women and girls in transparent bikinis or revealing clothing.
—Arkansas Online, 27 Jan. 2026
The model powers its Doubao chatbot; ByteDance is also integrating AI into its other consumer apps, like its video-editing program CapCut.
—Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 27 Jan. 2026
Letters are subject to editing for clarity and length.
—Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Jan. 2026
Intellia Therapeutics said the FDA lifted a clinical hold on a Phase 3 study of its CRISPR gene-editing therapy for a condition called transthyretin amyloidosis, or ATTR, that mostly affects nerves.
—Elaine Chen, STAT, 27 Jan. 2026
The platform generates full, commercially usable compositions from text prompts, with tools for editing lyrics, timing, and instrumentation, and supports multi stem downloads for traditional studio workflows.
—Charlie Fink, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for editing
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More Rework and Slower Cycles Supervisors and legal counsel are pulled into multiple review loops, revising letters that were previously quicker to finalize, with routine tasks sometimes taking longer than expected.—
Connie Etemadi,
USA Today,
27 Jan. 2026
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Following a string of deaths caused by police pursuits, Milwaukee police are once again revising the department's policy.—
Francesca Pica,
jsonline.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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Now adjusting to life with his new heart, Kolin is focused on school and his passion, cooking.—
Stephanie Stahl,
CBS News,
3 Feb. 2026
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By adjusting the metal composition, the freezing and melting points could be tuned for environments such as the human body.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Feb. 2026
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That reliability meant families across Connecticut were able to go about their daily lives – reading with their kids, cooking meals in their kitchens and staying warm inside – even as severe weather raged outside.—
Steve Sullivan,
Hartford Courant,
31 Jan. 2026
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Keep reading for the top 10, in descending order.—
Nina Moskowitz,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
31 Jan. 2026
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Youth voices have suggested solutions Problem gambling agencies are slowly adapting tipsheets for parents, curricula for teachers and recruiting young voices to tell their stories to kids.—
Nick Penzenstadler,
USA Today,
3 Feb. 2026
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They host concerts and other sports, monster truck tours and more, adapting for each event one week at a time.—
Henry Bushnell,
New York Times,
3 Feb. 2026
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But his position and the Dolphins’ previous penchant for unnecessarily reworking all contracts might cause a quick pause on it this offseason.—
Dave Hyde,
Sun Sentinel,
10 Jan. 2026
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The result of at least 2 years of R&D, prototyping, testing and reworking the idea from Band Industries founders Hassane Slaibi and Bassam Jalgha, the concept intrigued me.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
9 Jan. 2026
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Louis Vuitton used straighter tailoring proportions on their oversized tailoring, giving an illusion of structure while still providing movement, while Japanese label TAAKK creatively used pleated pants as a contrast to everything from furry bomber jackets to chunky sweater vests.—
Brett F. Braley-Palko,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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Prices start around 180 euros for a jersey T-shirt and 370 euros for tops in tailoring fabrics such as poplin shirts and go up to 1,300 euros for blazers and 1,900 euros for leather garments.—
Lily Templeton,
Footwear News,
21 Jan. 2026
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In practice, journalists typically avoid publishing home addresses or identifying victims of domestic abuse.—
Jack O'Connor,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Jan. 2026
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By mid-January, governments around the world were blocking the tool, safety teams were issuing damage-control statements, and researchers were publishing evidence that the scale of harm was far larger than anyone had publicly acknowledged.—
The AI Insider,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Jan. 2026
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That, and putting your people first, is what matters first and foremost; everything else follows after.—
Rachel Wells,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Washington — Federal Reserve officials convene this week at a pivotal moment in the US central bank’s 112-year history, with a series of historic events putting a spotlight on their ability to set interest rates without political interference.—
Bryan Mena,
CNN Money,
28 Jan. 2026
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“Editing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/editing. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.
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