edit
verb (used with object)
to supervise or direct the preparation of (a newspaper, magazine, book, etc.); serve as editor of; direct the editorial policies of.
edited
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past participleof edit.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof edit.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
editverb (used with object)to supervise or direct the preparation of (a newspaper, magazine, book, etc.); serve as editor of; direct the editorial policies of.
Example Sentences
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Today’s newsletter was curated and edited by Bharbi Hazarika and James Leigh in collaboration with Editor in Chief Emma Tucker.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026
Their lives, produced and edited as they were, appeared to be stable and glamorous, and I thought, “Hm, maybe I should do that.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026
Today’s newsletter was curated and edited by Liz Webber and Bryony Watson in collaboration with Editor in Chief Emma Tucker.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
M and the writer move through highly mediated spaces that amplify certain features and downgrade others, a kind of edited, hyperreal landscape.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026
“I’m always doing good. You know I started making that videotape for you. When I get it edited I’ll bring it over and show it to you.”
From "Slam!" by Walter Dean Myers
