subedit

verb

Definition of subeditnext
as in to touch up

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for subedit
  1. touch up
  2. read
  3. perfect
  4. polish
  5. sub
  6. edit
Verb
  • It's aimed at users who expect frequent everyday use and prefer to touch up their own edge more easily.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 3 Sep. 2026
  • When the paint is dry, use a small detail brush to touch up any spots or edges as necessary.
    — Emily Williams, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of touch up
Verb
  • This was the tame version, too, after a friend read the first draft and told him to rein it in a bit.
    — Jesse Dougherty, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2026
  • If black isn’t your thing, the satin silhouette also comes in metallic hues that read like copper and bronze.
    — Amina Ayoud, Footwear News, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of read
Verb
  • While her own family has never stepped foot in Taiwan, Lily holds onto the belief that perfecting her Mandarin will finally reconcile the shortcomings of being a diaspora kid.
    — Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Yet Mensah knows there’s more to unlock, more to fine tune, more to perfect, as the season continues.
    — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of perfect
Verb
  • Italian Wedding Soup Speaking of proposals, this classic soup is polished enough to serve at a wedding, but homey enough for a weeknight.
    — Lizzy Briskin, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Running a raw, unedited Q&A shows the reality of the technology without a corporate PR team polishing the rough edges or hiding the structural failures.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of polish
Verb
  • The Bulldogs scored touchdowns on their first five drives before Smart started subbing out the starters.
    — Michael Cunningham, AJC.com, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Tomás Chancalay capped the scoring two minutes into stoppage time with his third goal of the campaign to set the final margin after subbing into the match in the 72nd minute.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of sub
Verb
  • Ancestors features cinematography by Patrick Jordan and editing by Stephanie McCutcheon.
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Chief among them was the beautiful, bewitching Tina, muse of everyone at the hipster startup magazine Léo once helped edit.
    — Jay Weissberg, Variety, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of edit
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“Subedit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subedit. Accessed 13 Sep. 2026.

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