9
cut
6
cross it off(verb, phrasal verb, changing, correction, expurgation)
5
cross out(verb, phrasal verb, changing, correction, expurgation)
4
delete
4
edit
4
strike out(verb, phrasal verb, changing, correction, expurgation)
3
erase
3
omit
3
strike off(verb, phrasal verb, changing, correction, expurgation)
2
blue-pencil
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bowdlerize
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cancel
2
censor
2
expurgate
2
strike
1
kill
1
abbreviate
1
abridge
1
blot out
1
bowdlerise
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