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 IDLE and idlelib
 ----------------
 
-* IDLE now applies syntax highlighting to `.pyi` files. (Contributed by Alex
+* Apply syntax highlighting to `.pyi` files. (Contributed by Alex
   Waygood and Terry Jan Reedy in :issue:`45447`.)
 
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