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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The suit was later amended to include the proclamation and Harvard moved to request a second block on Trump's proclamation.—
Nadine El-Bawab,
ABC News,
16 June 2025 -
The zone could change before launch or be amended quickly after the service begins.—
Bloomberg,
Oc Register,
13 June 2025
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When Late Night is forced to censor an interview, Deborah and Ava get inadvertently embroiled in controversy.—
Billie Melissa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 May 2025
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Even printing those three words is a good way to start a fight—people will disagree about which, if any of them, should be censored.—
Kelefa Sanneh,
New Yorker,
15 May 2025
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That misunderstanding was corrected in short order and chalked up to a learning experience.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacbee.com,
8 June 2025
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Most violations were corrected during the inspection.—
Evan Moore,
Charlotte Observer,
6 June 2025
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Only time separates us from that result, and what matters most is shortening that time.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
8 June 2025
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Among them, Florida is the only team to do so after playing a full 82-game regular season in all three years, as Tampa Bay’s first two seasons were shortened by the COVID-19 pandemic.—
Kaitlyn Pohly,
Miami Herald,
8 June 2025
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Congress is closer than it's been in a long time to massively reforming college financial aid.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
13 June 2025
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Instead, local and state officials should reform legislation to reduce labor and material costs, and red tape (fees/taxes/regulations).—
Phillip Molnar,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 June 2025
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Irreparable harm normally means a harm that monetary damages can’t later remedy.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
12 June 2025
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Fort Worth’s restaurant inspections function on a demerit system: Zero demerits is considered a perfect score, and restaurants that receive over 30 demerits are required to fix the worst problems immediately and remedy the rest within 48 hours.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
6 June 2025
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“Red-pencil.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/red-pencil. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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