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subedited

verb

past tense of subedit
as in touched up

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for subedited
  1. read
  2. polished
  3. perfected
  4. revised
  5. subbed
  6. edited
Verb
  • Then be sure to read our roundups of the best telescope deals, along with our beginner's guide to observing the night sky with a manual telescope.
    — Anthony Wood, Space.com, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Readers might think that once all the words are on the page, the translation is basically done, and the translator only needs to go through it once or twice to make sure that everything reads well.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of read
Verb
  • This crisply cropped jacket from Theory is polished enough to wear to the office with suiting.
    — Alison Syrett Cleary, InStyle, 18 Sep. 2026
  • The sculptures with images are polished in the center, creating mirrors that open up the space, resting on the floor and on the wall.
    — Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of polished
Verb
  • Obviously, Martha’s only perfected the art of hosting in the decades since.
    — Wendy Rose Gould, Martha Stewart, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Its entire loop revolved around strategic mechanical dismemberment, a concept perfected all the way back in Ninja Gaiden 2, where maiming enemies directly fed into brutal instant finishers.
    — Gabriel Zamora, PC Magazine, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of perfected
Verb
  • Josh Kerr, for instance, set a mile world record in July and revised his British 1,500m record in the process.
    — Liam Tharme, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Up next, Kerby revised Terrence Malick’s original script for Jack Starrett’s The Gravy Train (1974), which starred Forrest and Stacy Keach as West Virginia coal-mining brothers who turn to crime.
    — Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of revised
Verb
  • Zorhan Bassong and Owen Wolff subbed on, the latter for his Sporting KC debut.
    — Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 20 Sep. 2026
  • Caden Clark subbed on in the 83rd minute and scored in the third minute of stoppage time for the Seattle Sounders in a 3-3 tie with the Colorado Rapids on Saturday night.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of subbed
Verb
  • In some memes in recent weeks, the photo has become so over-edited that the character's glistening face is slicker, darker and even more uncanny.
    — Owen Carry, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Once an interview is taped, it’s quickly edited and put in a vault.
    — Michael Schulman, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of edited
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