Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for subediting
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The Manhattan architect who lived a secret life as the Gilgo Beach serial killer has spent the past three years alone in a segregated cell, reading crime novels and occasionally being visited by his lawyers or family, according to the sheriff who oversees the jail.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
13 June 2026 -
His sister Charlotte was photographed reading a book nearby.—
Jennifer Hassan,
USA Today,
13 June 2026
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Swanson is a healthy player, Counsell said, and the manager wound up subbing him in as the automatic runner at second base for Saturday’s 10th inning against the San Francisco Giants.—
Patrick Mooney,
New York Times,
7 June 2026
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This recipe is the record scratch moment for the whole strata/French toast bake genre, with frozen buttermilk pancakes subbing in for the usual day-old bread.—
Maggie Meyer Glisan,
Better Homes & Gardens,
6 June 2026
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Prioritizing Features Over User Intent A common user experience mistake is polishing the surface instead of solving for the moment of intent.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
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Tasker and Grimm care for the space almost every day — watering plants, sweeping away sand, polishing the phone.—
Itay Hod,
CBS News,
11 June 2026
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Letters are subject to editing for clarity and length.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
11 June 2026
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But there were other gene-editing tools also at the time.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
11 June 2026
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“Subediting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subediting. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.
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