Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for copyedit
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The Sealey Challenge was started by poet Nicole Sealey in 2017 with a simple goal: read a book of poetry every day in August.—
James Folta,
Literary Hub,
30 July 2025 -
The Music City Loop will be funded by The Boring Company and is expected to boost revenue in the region without impacting Nashville taxpayers, a project fact sheet reads.—
Diana Leyva,
The Tennessean,
30 July 2025
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Today’s edition of 5 Things AM was edited and produced by CNN’s Andrew Torgan.—
Jade Walker,
CNN Money,
28 July 2025
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Letters may be edited for length and clarity, and may be published in any medium.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
28 July 2025
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The airy, high-ceilinged white dining rooms are largely intact, the wooden floors polished, the tables set with good linens, the lighting excellent.—
John Mariani,
Forbes.com,
21 July 2025
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His work to polish his technique over the past year and change will come to the forefront this season.—
David Furones,
Sun Sentinel,
14 July 2025
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One was a report from the House Intelligence Committee drafted by Republicans in 2017 and revised in 2020.—
Sudiksha Kochi,
USA Today,
25 July 2025
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Phoenix police revised its operations orders in February 2025, requiring officers to take extreme heat and related factors into account, said Donna Rossi, director of communications with the Phoenix Police Department.—
Perry Vandell,
AZCentral.com,
23 July 2025
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If ballot language is challenged in court, Republican Secretary of State Denny Hoskins will now get three opportunities to write his own before the courts can redraft the wording.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
5 May 2025
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My wife took the relevant bits of the newsletter, pasted them into Claude—the A.I. system offered by the firm Anthropic—and asked it to redraft them as an e-mail to the county.—
Joshua Rothman,
New Yorker,
29 Apr. 2025
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Of course, sponsors want CFOs to get the needle-moving value creation levers right, but sponsors also know that to reach those levers, CFOs must first perfect the basics.—
Nick Leopard,
Forbes.com,
21 July 2025
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The actor has perfected the art of playing douchey bros, like Cole in Scrubs' ninth season, as well as in films like 21 Jump Street (2012) and Neighbors (2014).—
James Mercadante,
EW.com,
21 July 2025
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Whatever the name's origin, Krishnan started subbing Canadian rye in place of bourbon whenever someone ordered an Old-Fashioned.—
Michael Collins,
USA Today,
1 Aug. 2025
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Wilson has also subbed in for Strange and Bradbury at left guard and center.—
Doug Kyed,
Boston Herald,
26 July 2025
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The Browns have reworked Watson’s contract multiple times to lower his cap numbers and could do so again after this season.—
Zac Jackson,
New York Times,
23 July 2025
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So, consider this your cue to clean out your fridge, rework your schedule or finally book that doctor’s appointment.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
22 July 2025
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