pre·print
ˈprē-ˌprint 
ˌprē-ˈprint
1
: an issue of a technical paper often in preliminary form before its publication in a journal
2
: something (such as an advertisement) printed before the rest of the publication in which it is to appear
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Allison Palmer
updated June 13, Charlotte Observer, 13 June 2026
Why Perimenopause Is So Often Misidentified A December 2025 preprint in medRxiv examining perimenopause uncertainty among more than 7,600 US women found that one in three were unsure of their reproductive stage, with barriers to clinical confirmation among the key drivers.
—Allison Palmer
updated June 13, Sacbee.com, 13 June 2026
Alex Knapp, Forbes.com, 26 Feb. 2026
The study was released to preprint recently and has not been peer reviewed.
—Julie Washington, cleveland, 18 Jan. 2022
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Noun
The symptom overlap with anxiety, depression and thyroid disorders is substantial, and clinicians often receive inadequate training on the perimenopause transition, per the same preprint.
—Allison Palmer
updated June 13, Charlotte Observer, 13 June 2026
Why Perimenopause Is So Often Misidentified A December 2025 preprint in medRxiv examining perimenopause uncertainty among more than 7,600 US women found that one in three were unsure of their reproductive stage, with barriers to clinical confirmation among the key drivers.
—Allison Palmer
updated June 13, Sacbee.com, 13 June 2026
Verb
In a paper published to preprint server ArXiv this week, researchers at King’s College London pit major AI models against each other in simulated war games.
—Alex Knapp, Forbes.com, 26 Feb. 2026
The study was released to preprint recently and has not been peer reviewed.
—Julie Washington, cleveland, 18 Jan. 2022
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“Preprint.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/preprint. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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