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
Instead of copying and pasting the final, proofread version from Link’s office, the outside vendor that prepared the 2,687 electronic ballots for overseas and military voters had re-inputted a small amount of information.
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Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 1 Oct. 2024
The first wave of Apple Intelligence includes features that can proofread or rewrite text, remove objects from photos and summarize a stack of notifications into a single message.
—Kristian Burt, CNBC, 29 Oct. 2024
Apple Intelligence’s Writing Tools bring users improved proofreading, summarizing and editing features.
—John Towfighi, CNN, 28 Oct. 2024
And don’t forget to proofread for redundancy and bias.
—Alexa Kimball, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2024
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Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 1 Oct. 2024
The first wave of Apple Intelligence includes features that can proofread or rewrite text, remove objects from photos and summarize a stack of notifications into a single message.
—Kristian Burt, CNBC, 29 Oct. 2024
Apple Intelligence’s Writing Tools bring users improved proofreading, summarizing and editing features.
—John Towfighi, CNN, 28 Oct. 2024
And don’t forget to proofread for redundancy and bias.
—Alexa Kimball, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2024
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Through a search warrant, law enforcement reviewed Leedy’s account on a social media application not named in the motion, which showed there were several other minor victims, the motion said.Antonio Planas, NBC News, 9 Jan. 2025
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The water district reviewed building materials and date of construction for all customer water service lines in the district.Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Jan. 2025
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Arizona Cardinals - State Farm Stadium Long before the football team was scheduled to play in State Farm Stadium for the Fiesta Bowl, the construction team was there studying the stadium’s concourse area.Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 7 Jan. 2025
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The researchers studied the wastewater in eight large wastewater treatment facilities across the U.S., which are similar in size and treatment technology to those that serve 70 percent of the country.Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025
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Sanders read and reread the rule book and took the same weekly rules test as the league’s officials.Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 25 Dec. 2024
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Every intervention, rereading, and retrospection by Jameson is about the present and the wish to shape the future.Mark Greif, Harper's Magazine, 26 July 2024
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The bottom line In a sign of how much investors are currently worried about inflation returning, the Institute for Supply Management’s services index, an inflation reading typically secondary to more significant data points like the consumer price index, is sending shockwaves through the market.Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 8 Jan. 2025
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The pedals are heavy, but the clutch is easy to read and operate around town.Charlie Thomas, Robb Report, 7 Jan. 2025
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Year after year, food remains one of the biggest expenses, prompting people to research places, scan through tens of reviews, and seek friends’ and family’s recommendations before eating out.Kyle J. Russell, USA TODAY, 12 Jan. 2025
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Fisher scanned through hundreds of listings online and visited nine.Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2025
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“Proofread.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/proofread. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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