RED-PENCILS Synonyms: 74 Similar and Opposite Words

red-pencils

verb

present tense third-person singular of red-pencil

as in amends

to remove errors, defects, deficiencies, or deviations from the magazine claims that every article is red-penciled by a team of fact checkers before it ever sees the light of print

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as in censors

to remove objectionable parts from a television script that had been heavily red-penciled in abject surrender to political correctness

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The proposal adds a new law in the state Constitution and amends Oklahoma's rules on voter identification, requiring voters to show proof of their identity.

— Isa Almeida, Oklahoman, 26 Aug. 2026
The Santini-Burton Modernization Act amends a 1980 law that allows the Forest Service to purchase environmentally sensitive land in the Tahoe Basin.

— Haley Parsley August 17, Sacbee.com, 18 Aug. 2026

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This story corrects a previous version that stated the candidates who placed third, fourth and fifth gathered 6 million votes.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 Oct. 2026
Surgical options — most often reconstructive surgery, which corrects the prolapse and aims to put the pelvic organs back in place — may be considered when symptoms are severe or conservative treatments do not help, according to the Mayo Clinic.

— Emily Cegielski, Flow Space, 6 Oct. 2026

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Mechanical recycling shortens cotton fibers, and the company recommends combining them with carrier fibers to maintain the quality and performance of finished textiles.

— Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026
Hot water can cause shrinking, fraying, and pilling, which shortens the lifespan of your towels.

— Jolie Kerr, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Sep. 2026

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There’s that churro bread pudding, the one with a junkyard origin story that breaks down the churros and then reforms them into a dense and perfect block as powerful as an Avengers movie prop.

— Mike Sutter, San Antonio Express-News, 22 Apr. 2026
Kentucky's General Assembly has passed House Bill 2, which reforms the state's Medicaid program.

— Keely Doll, Louisville Courier Journal, 2 Apr. 2026

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