red-penciled

verb

Definition of red-pencilednext
past tense of red-pencil
1
as in amended
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 censored
to remove objectionable parts from a television script that had been heavily red-penciled in abject surrender to political correctness

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  1. amended
  2. censored
  3. corrected
  4. shortened
  5. edited
Verb
  • After the Jane Doe accuser amended her lawsuit to name Carter, the Roc Nation mogul formally responded to the complaint the next morning.
    Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Officially titled the Enforcement and Modernization Directive, the Omnibus Directive amended the Unfair Commercial Practices Directive, the Unfair Contract Terms Directive, the Consumer Rights Directive, and the Price Indications Directive.
    Jon McGowan, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of amended
Verb
  • Naturally, the image of her flashing is censored on her Instagram post.
    Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 8 Dec. 2024
  • Music that was censored on the radio was playing all the time on their record player.
    Gregory Ellwood, Los Angeles Times, 4 Dec. 2024
Definition of censored
Verb
  • This mistake must be corrected.
    Brad Dress, The Hill, 4 Dec. 2024
  • This was an issue last season and one that hasn’t been corrected.
    Matthew Fairburn, The Athletic, 30 Nov. 2024
Definition of corrected
Verb
  • Both are shortened versions of Dylan’s classics.
    Bethy Squires, Vulture, 6 Dec. 2024
  • The flat face is a hallmark of brachycephaly, a structural abnormality where the skull is shortened, compressing the cat’s nasal passages.
    Scott Travers, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of shortened
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  • This transcript has been edited for clarity.
    Tax Notes Staff, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Photo edited by Grace Widyatmadja.
    Nancy Borowick, NPR, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of edited
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