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copyedit(verb, blue-penciled)
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cross
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cross off
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dele
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destroy(verb, remove, eradicate, obliterate, erase)
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downplay(verb, underplay)
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elide
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erode(destroy, eradicate, obliterate)
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euphemize(verb, moderate, downplay, underplay)
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fade(verb, destroy, eradicate, obliterate, erase)
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hush-hush(verb, moderate, downplay, underplay)
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make light of(expression, idiom, downplay, underplay)
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make little of(expression, idiom, downplay, underplay)
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minimize(downplay, underplay)
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mitigate(verb, moderate, downplay, underplay)
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moderate(verb, downplay, underplay)
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palliate(verb, moderate, downplay, underplay)
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play down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, moderate, downplay)
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put on the soft pedal(verb, expression, idiom, moderate, downplay)
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remove(verb, cut, destroy, obliterate, erase)
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