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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The resulting analysis has not yet undergone peer review because the storm made landfall so recently.
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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
The first was published in the Nature journal Scientific Reports on October 20, after a six-month peer review process, and the second was published in the Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific on October 17, after a shorter review process.
—Jonathan O'Callaghan, Scientific American, 27 Oct. 2025
In addition, more than 70 percent trust peer reviews more than brand-speak.
—Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2025
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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
The first was published in the Nature journal Scientific Reports on October 20, after a six-month peer review process, and the second was published in the Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific on October 17, after a shorter review process.
—Jonathan O'Callaghan, Scientific American, 27 Oct. 2025
In addition, more than 70 percent trust peer reviews more than brand-speak.
—Footwear News, 16 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 5 Nov. 2025.
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