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blue penciled
verb as in nullify
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verb as in obliterate
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verb as in proofread
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verb as in revise
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verb as in shorten
verb as in trim
verb as in void
verb as in soft pedal
verb as in censor
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verb as in condense
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verb as in delete
verb as in edit
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verb as in efface
verb as in erase
verb as in excise
verb as in expunge
verb as in expurgate
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Example Sentences
Some editor blue-penciled these parts, perhaps, as fanciful little digressions.
Then he took down the red and blue penciled handkerchief and he and Laddie took possession of the fort.
The letter had evidently been smuggled past the censor, for it contained much which Mrs. Fosdick would have blue-penciled.
The King held his breath as the blue-penciled passage drew near.
I have seen the original letter, and the unfavorable part of it was blue-penciled.
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On this page you'll find 740 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to blue penciled, such as: abolish, abrogate, annul, invalidate, negate, and offset.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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