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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Recent Examples of proofread
Using Grammarly, a spell check plug-in that utilizes generative AI, to proofread a paper.
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Rachel Hale, USA TODAY, 22 Jan. 2025
Marketers can support this activity by providing content for SMEs to share, helping to manage their accounts and offering to proofread their posts.
—Bradley Keenan, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
Enhance Your Communication to Improve Productivity at Work AI writing assistants dramatically enhance communication quality and efficiency by offering context-aware suggestions, alternative styles, text expansion, and proofreading that improve everything from emails to detailed reports.
—Caroline Castrillon, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2025
The service provides a variety of writing styles, including assignment writing, dissertation help, and proofreading.
—Rowan Briggs, The Mercury News, 25 Feb. 2025
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Rachel Hale, USA TODAY, 22 Jan. 2025
Marketers can support this activity by providing content for SMEs to share, helping to manage their accounts and offering to proofread their posts.
—Bradley Keenan, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
Enhance Your Communication to Improve Productivity at Work AI writing assistants dramatically enhance communication quality and efficiency by offering context-aware suggestions, alternative styles, text expansion, and proofreading that improve everything from emails to detailed reports.
—Caroline Castrillon, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2025
The service provides a variety of writing styles, including assignment writing, dissertation help, and proofreading.
—Rowan Briggs, The Mercury News, 25 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for proofread
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The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacramento Bee,
22 Mar. 2025
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Partners have no control over or input into the reporting or editing process and do not review stories before publication.—
Jeff Gluck,
The Athletic,
22 Mar. 2025
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Those recently unearthed will be housed at the Iraqi Museum in Baghdad, where they will be further studied.—
Francesca Aton,
ARTnews.com,
20 Mar. 2025
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram Lillie Davidson is a general assignment reporter for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram and a TCU student studying journalism (Go Frogs!).—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
19 Mar. 2025
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If your eyes aren’t wide open to the damage being done in this country, reread the March 2 Tribune.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Mar. 2025
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Start by disrupting small habits that keep you performing—send an email without rereading, post a photo without editing.—
Dale Whelehan,
TIME,
28 Feb. 2025
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On Sunday night, as Hell Week began, our class leader read the full speech aloud—his way of aligning and inspiring us for the grueling days ahead.—
Brent Gleeson,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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The official logline reads as follows: Talented Saville Row textile pattern designer Kate (Whitman) lives in the quaint village of Blexford, England, next door to her father Mac (Parker), who is long-divorced from Kate’s mother Delilah (McDonnell), a globe-trotting American always on an adventure.—
Ryan Schwartz,
TVLine,
20 Mar. 2025
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Once installed, the malicious extension scans the victim’s browser for other extensions.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
Fox News,
13 Mar. 2025
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For more basic printing/scanning/faxing needs, the HP DeskJet 2855e wireless all-in-one inkjet printer is a cost effective solution.—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
11 Mar. 2025
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“Proofread.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/proofread. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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