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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That paper is under peer review.
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Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2025
Their ambivalence stemmed from the supervisors’ motion to seek a peer review of the policy that would delay its implementation for months.
—Chase Hunter, Mercury News, 10 Oct. 2025
This kind of adversarial process—something between a court case and scientific peer review—has a good track record of producing high-quality regulations.
—Literary Hub, 8 Oct. 2025
With current peer review, that number is around 50%.
—Max Scheinblum, Denver Post, 24 Sep. 2025
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Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2025
Their ambivalence stemmed from the supervisors’ motion to seek a peer review of the policy that would delay its implementation for months.
—Chase Hunter, Mercury News, 10 Oct. 2025
This kind of adversarial process—something between a court case and scientific peer review—has a good track record of producing high-quality regulations.
—Literary Hub, 8 Oct. 2025
With current peer review, that number is around 50%.
—Max Scheinblum, Denver Post, 24 Sep. 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 15 Oct. 2025.
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