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
  • This summer, while going through masses of paper stacked all over George's duplex, Bob paused to read a Navy certificate.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Detectives reviewed surveillance footage from the 7-Eleven, where Blancas-Espinosa was seen pulling up to the pump bay and getting out of the car near the trash can by the fuel pump, the affidavit read.
    — Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of read
Verb
  • Not only is Robert Carlock and Sam Means’ NBC sitcom designed to squeeze in as many jokes as the human brain can process in 21-minute chunks, it’s also carefully paced and polished to keep those jokes as superb and surprising as possible.
    — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Her rich, raven-black shade was polished to a mirror-like shine.
    — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of polished
Verb
  • What struck me about this passage was that the mortal isn’t perfected; it’s dropped for the immortal.
    — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Who's to say that Adobe and Microsoft have perfected entire genres of software, after all?
    — Ruben Circelli, PC Magazine, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of perfected
Verb
  • The office of the president and the Transportation Ministry later revised that number downward to 69 dead.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 29 Oct. 2026
  • This story has been revised to reflect that Oracle's investment-grade credit rating is BBB-, according to S&P.
    — Michelle Fox, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of revised
Verb
  • The Mavericks capitalized when Wembanyama subbed out three minutes into the second quarter, going on a 12-1 run to cut the Spurs' lead to 49-48.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 5 Nov. 2026
  • He had been subbed out for Cayden Boozer seconds before the deflection and the devastating 35-foot dagger from Braylon Mullins that sent the Blue Devils packing and UConn back to the Final Four.
    — Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of subbed
Verb
  • Listen is edited by Ben Kaplan, with cinematography by Mack Fisher.
    — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 6 Nov. 2026
  • The digital version was edited by Treye Green and Jason Breslow.
    — Leila Fadel, NPR, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of edited
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