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
Letters are subject to editing for clarity and length.
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Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 15 May 2026
Like, editing this movie differently could have turned it into something different.
—Ellise Shafer, Variety, 14 May 2026
According to internal WayShot data, editing a single social-ready photo typically takes around 20 minutes, as users cycle through brightness adjustments, color grading, and filter experimentation.
—Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 12 May 2026
One thing that makes Vim comfortable for me is the combination of Vim-Airline and Promptline, which together provide a nice status bar that helps highlight some useful info as one is editing a file.
—Lee Hutchinson, ArsTechnica, 6 May 2026
At the time of his death, Reed had not finished filming all his scenes as Proximo, so the crew used body doubles, special effects and editing to wrap up his character arc.
—Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 5 May 2026
Now, the Pompeii Archaeological Park, in collaboration with the University of Padua, has recreated his last moments using image-generation and image-editing tools.
—Anne Doran, ARTnews.com, 4 May 2026
Dug has also worked full-time in Arkansas, Kentucky and Indiana and freelanced in various other places in more than 25 years of reporting or editing on everything from death penalty policy, mass shootings, floods, hurricanes, tornadoes and wildfires, to mundane city council hearings.
—Dug Begley, Houston Chronicle, 4 May 2026
Letters are subject to editing.
—Letters To The Editor, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 May 2026
Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 15 May 2026
Like, editing this movie differently could have turned it into something different.
—Ellise Shafer, Variety, 14 May 2026
According to internal WayShot data, editing a single social-ready photo typically takes around 20 minutes, as users cycle through brightness adjustments, color grading, and filter experimentation.
—Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 12 May 2026
One thing that makes Vim comfortable for me is the combination of Vim-Airline and Promptline, which together provide a nice status bar that helps highlight some useful info as one is editing a file.
—Lee Hutchinson, ArsTechnica, 6 May 2026
At the time of his death, Reed had not finished filming all his scenes as Proximo, so the crew used body doubles, special effects and editing to wrap up his character arc.
—Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 5 May 2026
Now, the Pompeii Archaeological Park, in collaboration with the University of Padua, has recreated his last moments using image-generation and image-editing tools.
—Anne Doran, ARTnews.com, 4 May 2026
Dug has also worked full-time in Arkansas, Kentucky and Indiana and freelanced in various other places in more than 25 years of reporting or editing on everything from death penalty policy, mass shootings, floods, hurricanes, tornadoes and wildfires, to mundane city council hearings.
—Dug Begley, Houston Chronicle, 4 May 2026
Letters are subject to editing.
—Letters To The Editor, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for editing
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Shipping companies are trying to adapt to the energy shock, reducing vessel speeds and revising schedules to cut costs in the short term while making plans to acquire ships that can run on alternative fuels.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
12 May 2026
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The European Union is currently revising the rules that enable European cinema to flourish, to travel, and to carry our common voice.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
8 May 2026
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Minutes before the opening of his latest show, artist Gary Baseman, dressed as a retro diner cook, in a red-orange jumpsuit, white apron and hat, paced around Johnie’s Coffee Shop, moving art frames from one counter to another and adjusting the position of a cartoon cat plush toy.—
Iris Kwok
May 12,
Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2026
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Squatting, her eyes adjusting to the dim light, hoping for groggy chickens, their eyes shut and their beaks tucked into the fluff on their necks.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 May 2026
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The simultaneous intimacy and distance of reading allowed personal reflection to become her new habit.—
Nicholas Dawidoff,
New Yorker,
10 May 2026
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The University of Michigan on Friday reported another record low consumer sentiment reading.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
10 May 2026
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After a couple of years, Shapiro-Barnum met with broadcasters and streamers about adapting the show.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
12 May 2026
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EBay has also been trying to cut back while adapting to changes in the ways people shop.—
Queenie Wong,
Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2026
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Nike’s Rejuven8 Run Jelly went sport-tech, reworking the brand’s 2008 recovery shoe as a translucent PVC cage with a removable mesh bootie — part water shoe, part cage sneaker, part Y2K recovery runner.—
Maggie Clancy,
Footwear News,
12 May 2026
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By the end of the fittings, Hallyday had recut and resewn all three pieces several times, adjusting shades of white, reworking the skirt’s fabrics and refining the jacket’s cut, which was her biggest challenge.—
Kaio Cesar,
Los Angeles Times,
11 May 2026
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Even in the United States, his student turned assistant Henry LeTang became the tap teacher to hundreds, from starlets needing tailoring to the great Gregory Hines.—
Brian Seibert,
New Yorker,
13 May 2026
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Companies will test the boundaries Boyden speculated that offering different prices based on how much a customer uses a service, or advertising in particular ways to entice customers who are more likely to infringe, might constitute tailoring a service for piracy.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
11 May 2026
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Sony Music Publishing has officially acquired Recognition Music Group‘s catalog from Blackstone, the companies announced on Monday, giving Sony ownership of publishing catalogs from the likes of Justin Timberlake, Justin Bieber and the Red Hot Chili Peppers among many others.—
Ethan Millman,
HollywoodReporter,
11 May 2026
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That's the smallest number since independent analyst Charlie Cook began publishing his ratings more than four decades ago.—
Susan Page,
USA Today,
11 May 2026
Verb
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Certain federal debts can result in a portion of your Social Security check being garnished, ultimately putting your financial stability at risk in retirement.—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
13 May 2026
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Louisa, all the producers and the writers are putting little inklings that are showing these sprinkles of just who John Tucker is that are going to snowball into things.—
Nicole Fell,
HollywoodReporter,
13 May 2026
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“Editing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/editing. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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