Meaning & use
wordsmithing
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The careful crafting or polishing of words and phrases to make writing more precise or effective.
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After the wordsmithing was done, the slogan sounded much punchier.
The editor spent an extra hour wordsmithing the opening paragraph.
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Informal but widely used in writing, marketing, and editing contexts to describe fine-tuning language.
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