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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In contrast, the climate scientists described the report as grossly misleading, full of mistakes, and lacking in both substance and peer review.
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Jade Walker, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2025
Under the new rules, peer review is optional, while ideological litmus tests are standard.
—ArsTechnica, 19 Aug. 2025
New conventions like footnotes and peer review arose and new laws governing copyright and libel.
—Krista Kafer, Denver Post, 19 Aug. 2025
Thompson, the former peer review group chair, stressed the urgency of retrieving the federal funding or finding new state funding.
—Tina Li, Sacbee.com, 14 Aug. 2025
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Jade Walker, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2025
Under the new rules, peer review is optional, while ideological litmus tests are standard.
—ArsTechnica, 19 Aug. 2025
New conventions like footnotes and peer review arose and new laws governing copyright and libel.
—Krista Kafer, Denver Post, 19 Aug. 2025
Thompson, the former peer review group chair, stressed the urgency of retrieving the federal funding or finding new state funding.
—Tina Li, Sacbee.com, 14 Aug. 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 9 Sep. 2025.
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