copy-edit

British

verb

journalism to prepare (copy) for printing by styling, correcting, etc

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copy editor

noun

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copy-edit

You may find that you prefer one model for cooking advice or a quick copy-edit, and another for research or business advice.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2025

And one of the things that I’ve always loved you saying is that you read the New York Times in pencil, you copy-edit it while you go along?

From The New Yorker ● Aug. 7, 2019

First I left for two days and two nights to copy-edit my novel.

From New York Times ● Oct. 4, 2018

She remembered crying as she tried to copy-edit the issue.

From The Guardian ● Apr. 8, 2018

As copy chief I help manage daily production, copy-edit articles, and maintain the magazine’s stylebook.

From Slate ● Aug. 8, 2014

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