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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  1. amend
  2. censor
  3. correct
  4. shorten
  5. reform
  6. remedy
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  • 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
  • Second, to actually end the policy, Trump would need to amend the Constitution itself.
    Maia Pandey, Journal Sentinel, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of amend
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  • Many Republican politicians have accused firms such as Meta of censoring conservative views, and some officials in Trump's orbit, most notably Vice President-elect JD Vance, have previously expressed support for Khan's scrutiny of Big Tech firms.
    CBS News, CBS News, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Mace is among several conservatives who have claimed social media platforms are censoring their content and viewpoints.
    Miranda Nazzaro, The Hill, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of censor
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  • If the previous sentence weren’t true, then always forward-looking U.S. (and global) stock markets would have already corrected in a way that would that would make 1929, 1987 and 2008 seem tame by comparison.
    John Tamny, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
  • Editor’s note: This story was updated Dec. 6, the same day as publication, to correct the spelling of Dorothée Chaoui-Derieux’s name.
    Colette Davidson, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of correct
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  • This gives districts the flexibility to extend the school day and shorten the week.
    Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN, 16 Dec. 2024
  • Additionally, their ability to thrive in low-oxygen environments might reduce the stress that would otherwise shorten their life expectancy.
    Scott Travers, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
Definition of shorten
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  • The leading group, Hayat Tahrir al Sham, known as HTS, traces its roots to the terror organizations Islamic State and Al Qaeda but claims to have reformed.
    Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times, 8 Dec. 2024
  • Despite pledges to reform FCI Dublin and other struggling facilities, Bureau of Prisons Director Colette Peters has turned to closures and consolidation, pointing to severe staffing shortages and the overwhelming costs of repairing outdated infrastructure.
    Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
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  • Many people try to remedy that by downloading yet another dating app, but psychiatrist Dr. Alok M. Kanojia has told Newsweek that our devices might actually be part of the problem.
    Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 8 Dec. 2024
  • That’s what the law hopes to remedy, according to Nina Sevilla, a sustainable food systems advocate at the Natural Resources Defense Council, one of the bill’s sponsors.
    Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 4 Dec. 2024
Definition of remedy
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