copyedit
verb (used with object)
to edit (a manuscript, document, text, etc.) for publication, especially for punctuation, spelling, grammatical structure, style, etc.
copyediting
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present participleof copyedit.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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At the copyediting stage, Bertha Krantz discovered many remaining inconsistencies in punctuation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
"However good copyediting, like writing, takes time because you need to think and not curate like AI, which also doesn't understand nuance well because it's curating the data."
From BBC ● Jul. 3, 2025
"It’s been widely reported that Wolff’s previous works have been riddled with inaccuracies and copyediting mistakes, and this is no different."
From Salon ● Feb. 22, 2025
Everyone was copyediting from whatever location they were at.
From Slate ● Aug. 21, 2020
Her job bored her: she did the same bland things, writing press releases, editing press releases, copyediting press releases, her movements rote and numbing.
From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
