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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Duties include helping investigate complaints, reviewing medical records, organizing expert reviews and working with peer review panels.
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Sacbee.com, 15 Nov. 2025
Changes to the peer review process have also made researchers increasingly nervous of political appointees deciding who gets awarded grants, rather than long-standing panels of scientists.
—Surina Venkat, The Hill, 8 Nov. 2025
The resulting analysis has not yet undergone peer review because the storm made landfall so recently.
—Matt Nighswander, NBC news, 30 Oct. 2025
The team’s study has also gone through the peer review process, lending weight to the statistical findings.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 28 Oct. 2025
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Sacbee.com, 15 Nov. 2025
Changes to the peer review process have also made researchers increasingly nervous of political appointees deciding who gets awarded grants, rather than long-standing panels of scientists.
—Surina Venkat, The Hill, 8 Nov. 2025
The resulting analysis has not yet undergone peer review because the storm made landfall so recently.
—Matt Nighswander, NBC news, 30 Oct. 2025
The team’s study has also gone through the peer review process, lending weight to the statistical findings.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 28 Oct. 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 18 Nov. 2025.
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