peer review
noun
: a process by which something proposed (as for research or publication) is evaluated by a group of experts in the appropriate field
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The results, published in a preprint paper and awaiting peer review, indicate that GPT-4.5 could convince participants of its humanity more often than real people when assigned a specific persona.
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Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Apr. 2025
But before the full city commission takes it up, the developer has to pay for a peer review of its traffic study for the project.
—Joe Guillen, Axios, 14 Feb. 2025
Zagorski criticized the cookie study for its small sample size (25 cookies), its lack of peer review and other methodological issues.
—Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 1 Apr. 2025
Although this process has been far from perfect, any attempt to bypass such peer review could lead science and society down a slippery slope.
—Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
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Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Apr. 2025
But before the full city commission takes it up, the developer has to pay for a peer review of its traffic study for the project.
—Joe Guillen, Axios, 14 Feb. 2025
Zagorski criticized the cookie study for its small sample size (25 cookies), its lack of peer review and other methodological issues.
—Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 1 Apr. 2025
Although this process has been far from perfect, any attempt to bypass such peer review could lead science and society down a slippery slope.
—Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for peer review
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“Peer review.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/peer%20review. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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