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blue pencilled
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
Finally in looking over a skidway he noticed that one log had not been blue-pencilled across the end.
Hastily he blue-pencilled his proofs, threw them into the wire basket, and hurried outdoors to seek the nearest tailor.
And one day, sitting alone in his office, a clerk brought him a morning paper with one column marked in a big blue-pencilled oval.
The grim censor blue-pencilled it down to eight lines and a half!
But the reporter has struck, because I blue-pencilled his notes.
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On this page you'll find 643 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to blue pencil, such as: abbreviate, curtail, truncate, abstract, chop, and clip.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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