Edit out and Kill

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Edit out verb - To show (something written) to be no longer valid by drawing a cross over or a line through it.

Usage example: anything potentially offensive or disturbing was edited out of the newsletter before it was mailed

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Kill and edit out are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Kill" instead a verb "Edit out".

Kill verb - To show (something written) to be no longer valid by drawing a cross over or a line through it.

Usage example: I think that paragraph is irrelevant, so kill it

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Edit out and kill are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Edit out" instead a verb "Kill".

Nearby Words: killing, killed, killer

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Kill and Edit out. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/edit_out/kill

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