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cork(verb, cut, remove, suppress, restrict)
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criticize(verb, cut, remove, suppress, restrict)
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cut out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, remove, destroy)
1
discard(verb, change, correct, alter, amend)
1
doctor(verb, change, correct, alter, amend)
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draft(verb, change, correct, alter, amend)
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drop(verb, remove, destroy, eliminate, score)
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drop the iron curtain(verb, expression, idiom, cut, remove)
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efface(verb, remove, destroy, eradicate, obliterate)
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eliminate(verb, remove, destroy, eradicate, obliterate)
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emendate
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eradicate(destroy, obliterate)
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examine(verb, cut, remove, suppress, restrict)
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exclude(verb, remove, destroy, eliminate, score)
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exscind(verb, cut, remove, suppress, restrict)
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feature(verb, change, correct, alter, amend)
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fine-tune(verb, change, correct, alter, amend)
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finish(verb, change, correct, alter, amend)
1
fly speck(verb, expression, change, alter, refine)
1
go over(verb, expression, cut, correct, alter)
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