- present participle of edit.
editing
Example Sentences
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He claimed on Substack that he had put Arday's work through a plagiarism detection software, which found that "many passages are lifted with minimal editing, sometimes retaining copy-editing mistakes from the original source".
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026
Food journalism allowed me to combine my love of writing and editing with my interest in food and its paramount importance in our lives.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
And consumer advocate Ralph Nader, for whom she does some editing work, tips her to the story of activist Maggie Kuhn, founder of the Gray Panthers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
"Leveraging these services, the smartphone can provide one-stop support for travel bookings, everyday purchases, local services, office productivity and video editing," it said.
From Barron's ● Jul. 19, 2026
His first drafts were always sketchy and abrupt like e-mail— and he resisted my editing suggestions—but he did listen when I badgered him to take more time, consider more carefully what he wanted to say.
From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz
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Media Literacy - High School
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