red-pencil

verb

ˈred-ˌpen(t)-səl How to pronounce red-pencil (audio)
Definition of red-pencilnext
1
as in to amend
to remove errors, defects, deficiencies, or deviations from the magazine claims that every article is red-penciled by a team of fact checkers before it ever sees the light of print

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2
as in to censor
to remove objectionable parts from a television script that had been heavily red-penciled in abject surrender to political correctness

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for red-pencil
  1. amend
  2. censor
  3. correct
  4. shorten
  5. reform
  6. remedy
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  • It was amended in the wake of the Kwame Kilpatrick scandal to ban officials convicted of a felony from being elected to state office for 20 years, but only if the crime was related to their position.
    M.L. Elrick, USA TODAY, 29 Nov. 2024
  • The Charter Commission hearing drew comments from three audience members, two of whom were opposed to amending the charter and one of whom was supportive.
    Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 29 Nov. 2024
Definition of amend
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  • In a perfect world, there would be some logic to getting rid of the equal-time rule, and, quite frankly, the same FCC regulations that force networks to censor four-letter words that are ubiquitous on virtually every other form of media.
    Josef Adalian, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2024
  • For Chris Hill, who runs operations for a commercial bathroom remodeling firm in nearby Mechanicsburg, Musk is taking a stand against cosmopolitan elites who want to censor his language and suppress his political views.
    Eric Cortellessa / Lancaster, TIME, 27 Oct. 2024
Definition of censor
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  • It has also been updated to correct the length of Sheriff Dannels’ career to 40 years in law enforcement.
    David Culver, CNN, 21 Nov. 2024
  • This article was updated to correct the name of the Farmer's Dog.
    Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024
Definition of correct
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  • There may be other ways to cut costs rather than shorten the guest list, particularly if your fiance feels his family members might feel slighted if they aren’t invited.
    Jeanne Phillips, The Mercury News, 18 Nov. 2024
  • That lead shortened against President Joe Biden in 2020, when Trump won by 1.3 percent.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2024
Definition of shorten
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  • Your brother is presumably a grown-up, entrenched in his prejudices, and arguing is less likely to reform him than to spoil family gatherings.
    Judith Martin, Sun Sentinel, 26 Nov. 2024
  • But the City Council has refused, instead insisting that the city can reform its police force on its own.
    Taylor Seely, The Arizona Republic, 22 Nov. 2024
Definition of reform
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  • Irreparable harm ordinarily means a kind of harm that money damages can’t remedy.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 24 Nov. 2024
  • The challenge for Mercedes will be to finally remedy its struggles with its car under this generation of regulations.
    Luke Smith, The Athletic, 24 Nov. 2024
Definition of remedy
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