copyedit
verb (used with object)
to edit (a manuscript, document, text, etc.) for publication, especially for punctuation, spelling, grammatical structure, style, etc.
was copyediting
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past progressiveof copyedit.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Everyone was copyediting from whatever location they were at.
From Slate ● Aug. 21, 2020
