- present participle of edit.
editing
Example Sentences
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This editing step matters because different combinations of RNA segments can produce proteins with different functions or direct them to different locations inside a cell.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 31, 2026
Legal representatives for the BBC are looking to have the case thrown out, and the corporation has previously apologised for an "error of judgement" in the editing of the programme.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
It’s a great example of the more impressionistic lyrics on this record; they’re still telling the same kind of stories but with more compression, more editing, retaining what’s essential and rejecting anything extraneous.
From Salon ● Aug. 25, 2026
“But we can still bring the sound mixing, the editing, the scoring, the visual effects — all of those incredible job opportunities to California.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026
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
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Media Literacy - High School
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Media Literacy - Middle School
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