edit out
phrasal verb
edited out; editing out; edits out
: to remove (something, such as an unwanted word or scene) while preparing something to be seen, used, published, etc.
They edited out the scene.
Write freely. You can always edit things out later.
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The musical uses all the key plot points while editing out a handful of outdated stereotypes.
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Jed Gottlieb, Boston Herald, 13 July 2025
The lawsuit claims Fox News anchor Jesse Watters edited out key information from a clip of Trump talking about calling Newsom, then used the edited video to assert that Newsom had lied about the two talking.
—Arkansas Online, 28 June 2025
But Judge Matthew Wilson said their bodies cannot be shown; the bodies must be blurred or edited out.
—Alex Stone, ABC News, 31 Mar. 2025
This secondary report claimed that Union had expressed concerns over racially insensitive situations during her time as a judge, including a joke guest judge Jay Leno said that was later edited out of the episode.
—Diane J. Cho, People.com, 17 June 2025
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Jed Gottlieb, Boston Herald, 13 July 2025
The lawsuit claims Fox News anchor Jesse Watters edited out key information from a clip of Trump talking about calling Newsom, then used the edited video to assert that Newsom had lied about the two talking.
—Arkansas Online, 28 June 2025
But Judge Matthew Wilson said their bodies cannot be shown; the bodies must be blurred or edited out.
—Alex Stone, ABC News, 31 Mar. 2025
This secondary report claimed that Union had expressed concerns over racially insensitive situations during her time as a judge, including a joke guest judge Jay Leno said that was later edited out of the episode.
—Diane J. Cho, People.com, 17 June 2025
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“Edit out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/edit%20out. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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