as in to review
to look for and correct mistakes in (a written or printed piece of writing)
He proofread the essay carefully.
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What's coming with iOS 18.1 in October A series of writing tools to allow people to rewrite, proofread or summarize text within a variety of applications, including Mail, Notes and Pages.
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Ina Fried, Axios, 10 Sep. 2024
While researchers have been able to identify structures from the data, one ongoing difficulty of the project is proofreading the automatic segmentation.
—Isabel Fraser, WIRED, 15 Aug. 2024
My aunt Linda, an English teacher, had been the one to drive me around on college tours and proofread my papers.
—Xochitl Gonzalez, The Atlantic, 12 Aug. 2024
Siri can also now answer more questions and perform specific tasks in and across apps, from proofreading to text summarizing.
—Sheena Vasani, The Verge, 10 June 2024
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Ina Fried, Axios, 10 Sep. 2024
While researchers have been able to identify structures from the data, one ongoing difficulty of the project is proofreading the automatic segmentation.
—Isabel Fraser, WIRED, 15 Aug. 2024
My aunt Linda, an English teacher, had been the one to drive me around on college tours and proofread my papers.
—Xochitl Gonzalez, The Atlantic, 12 Aug. 2024
Siri can also now answer more questions and perform specific tasks in and across apps, from proofreading to text summarizing.
—Sheena Vasani, The Verge, 10 June 2024
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After the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States, or CFIUS, reviewed the national security implications of the sale, the Biden administration deferred a decision until after the election.David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
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After each election cycle, officials review and upgrade these protocols and implement new laws passed by their state legislature.Clifford Tatum, Fortune, 4 Nov. 2024
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In these scenarios, study a parcel’s pressure levels to determine if these spots are worth your time.Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 14 Nov. 2024
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Since 2016, officials studied and selected single bore, receiving federal environmental clearance.Dan Phan, The Mercury News, 12 Nov. 2024
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So, when Yoshida reread Tsutsui’s novel after an interval of years, its story of an elderly man trying to restart his life while pursued by his past struck him as timely.Mark Schilling, Variety, 3 Nov. 2024
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For her part, Anna sleepwalked through her classes, rereading all his texts.Sarah A. Topol, New York Times, 20 Sep. 2024
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Click here to read more on how new laws are impacting Louisiana.Lucia Suarez Sang, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2024
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Now read the latest MacBook, iPhone, and iMac headlines in Forbes’ weekly Apple Loop news digest...Ewan Spence, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
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Boards of elections could begin processing and scanning absentee ballots on Oct. 8, the first day of early in-person voting.Haley BeMiller, The Enquirer, 5 Nov. 2024
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But Schofield and his friends weren’t stewing or scanning the latest polling averages on Sunday.Noah Bierman, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Proofread.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/proofread. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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