1
as in to revise
to prepare for publication by correcting, rewriting, or updating
the publisher edited a new version of its best-selling school dictionary
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2
as in to adjust
to change (something) so as to make it suitable for a new use or situation
the restaurant chef has edited several of his gourmet dishes for preparation by the home cook
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Articles will be edited and may be published in TIME for Kids magazine and/or TIME Magazine, and/or their respective online, digital and social media platforms.
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Time For Kids, TIME, 21 Feb. 2025
Tools like Apple Intelligence, Google Gemini for Gmail, and Microsoft Copilot can help write and edit messages without jumping to a new ChatGPT window.
—Emily Forlini, PCMAG, 20 Feb. 2025
The film is written, directed, produced, shot and edited by Das.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 10 Feb. 2025
Made by History takes readers beyond the headlines with articles written and edited by professional historians.
—TIME, 10 Feb. 2025
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Time For Kids, TIME, 21 Feb. 2025
Tools like Apple Intelligence, Google Gemini for Gmail, and Microsoft Copilot can help write and edit messages without jumping to a new ChatGPT window.
—Emily Forlini, PCMAG, 20 Feb. 2025
The film is written, directed, produced, shot and edited by Das.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 10 Feb. 2025
Made by History takes readers beyond the headlines with articles written and edited by professional historians.
—TIME, 10 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for edit
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The ambitious plan to update and revise Dungeons and Dragons is complete.—
Rob Wieland,
Forbes,
20 Feb. 2025
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Zoom in: Pritzker's own budget office revealed a $3.2 billion deficit for 2026 in November, but the governor's office has since revised that to a $1.7 billion deficit.—
Justin Kaufmann,
Axios,
19 Feb. 2025
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Kayla Bartkowski / Getty Images The budget resolution directs congressional committees to craft their own proposals to hit spending targets, increasing or decreasing funding by adjusting programs and policies that fall under their purview.—
Kaia Hubbard,
CBS News,
26 Feb. 2025
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But this year saw a freak variable that prompted DraftKings to adjust the lines.—
J. Kim Murphy,
Variety,
26 Feb. 2025
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This morning’s must reads A string of at least 10 heists targeting BNSF trains in California and Arizona since last March have resulted in the theft of about $2 million worth of Nike sneakers.—
Ryan Fonseca,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Feb. 2025
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See the full list and read the stories of the women on it here.—
Jacob Pramuk,
CNBC,
24 Feb. 2025
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This could result from machine-learning algorithms adapting to prevalent language patterns, leading to unexpected transcriptions.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
Fox News,
26 Feb. 2025
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Spanish filmmaker Gerardo Herrero has previously adapted the work for a 2023 comedic film.—
DeMicia Inman,
VIBE.com,
26 Feb. 2025
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For the season, designers such as Daniel Roseberry of Schiaparelli, Thom Browne, Elie Saab and Mohammed Ashi, to name a few, reworked the corset while paying homage to Jean Paul Gaultier.—
Marissa Muller,
WWD,
15 Feb. 2025
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Image The Historian By Elizabeth Kostova In her fresh take on the vampire novel, Kostova reworks the Dracula legend with a historian’s meticulous attention to detail.—
M.L. Rio,
New York Times,
14 Feb. 2025
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The threats faced by individuals like Michael are tailored and dynamic.—
Chad Angle,
Forbes,
18 Feb. 2025
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All of his clothes were tailored by my tailor, Chris Kerr.—
Mark Peikert,
IndieWire,
17 Feb. 2025
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In 2024, the ADL published a report detailing an increase in jihadist terrorist incidents nationwide, including several plots to cause mass casualties.—
Will Carless,
USA TODAY,
22 Feb. 2025
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Her monograph of the same title was published last year by Dewi Lewis.—
Rafil Kroll-Zaidi,
Harper's Magazine,
21 Feb. 2025
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However, after becoming the first man to stop Zhang, the boxing world has no choice but to put some respect on the 32-year-old German’s name.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes,
22 Feb. 2025
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DeMelo, meanwhile, is putting together an underrated season.—
Peter Baugh,
The Athletic,
22 Feb. 2025
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“Edit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/edit. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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