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Recent Examples of Synonyms for copyedit
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My heart started pounding a little after Sigmon's lawyer read his final statement.—
Jeffrey Collins,
CBS News,
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Aside from – but not in place of – the pleasure, the experience, and the life balance, reading, more than any other activity, develops our critical thinking skills, the glaring lack of which was fully on display during the 2024 election campaign.—
Eli Amdur,
Forbes,
8 Mar. 2025
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Trump first sued the network a few days before the November election, alleging that the program had violated a Texas consumer protection law by deceptively editing an interview with Kamala Harris.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
6 Mar. 2025
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But as their power supplies wane, scientists are saying goodbye to one instrument on each spacecraft By Meghan Bartels edited by Clara Moskowitz NASA’s most distant observers are losing steam as the toll of spending nearly five decades in space adds up.—
Meghan Bartels,
Scientific American,
6 Mar. 2025
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Add those things to some of the improvement areas the Bears already identified for Williams — from polishing his footwork to better understanding protection plans to mastering his reads — and the to-do list is substantial.—
Dan Wiederer,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Feb. 2025
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The single-button power control is a favorite feature of our reviewer Williams, as well as the fluffy optic cleaner head that cleans and polishes her hard floors.—
Nashia Baker,
Architectural Digest,
26 Feb. 2025
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After the order was signed, the NCAA revised its own policy on trans athletes in women’s sports, though the revision has been seen as controversial by some.—
Scott Thompson,
Fox News,
4 Mar. 2025
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The settlement also revises the penalty structure for a school that exits the ACC’s grant of rights, a term of art that refers to a school permitting its intellectual property and media rights to be used by the conference and its business partners.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
4 Mar. 2025
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The Republicans cited other federal criminal conspiracy and money laundering laws and asked the department to rescind or redraft the memo.—
Samantha Putterman,
Austin American-Statesman,
31 Aug. 2024
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The state lawyers filed a 50-page brief at the 1st District Court of Appeal contending that Leon County Circuit Judge John Cooper did not have the authority to order the panel, known as the Financial Impact Estimating Conference, to redraft the statement.—
Jim Saunders,
Sun Sentinel,
21 June 2024
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How best to perfect the space bun style a la Millie?—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
27 Feb. 2025
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Photo : Lucid If the Tesla Model S introduced the idea of a powerful, desirable electric car, the Lucid Air Sapphire perfected it.—
Raphael Orlove,
Robb Report,
27 Feb. 2025
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Depicted as a mannequin-like figure with wires and cables subbed for a spine and shoulder joints (think Sonny from I, Robot meets crash-test dummy), Disco Teresa chimes in between Young's bars in a robotic tone.—
Ross Rosenfeld,
Newsweek,
26 Feb. 2025
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Kristian Campbell, who started the day before, subbed in for Vaughn Grissom at second base in the sixth.—
Gabrielle Starr,
Boston Herald,
22 Feb. 2025
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The Bears need a solid weaponry arsenal and which should put him in position to rebound from a disappointing rookie season. ▪ Arizona Cardinals: The Cardinals have an average talent base and more than $75 million in cap space before reworking any deals.—
Omar Kelly,
Miami Herald,
1 Mar. 2025
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Austin Neudecker, Weave Growth YES: California should consider abandoning or completely reworking the high-speed rail project.—
Phillip Molnar,
The Mercury News,
28 Feb. 2025
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