read through

verb

read through; reading through; reads through
: to read (something) from beginning to end especially to look for mistakes or check details
Remember to read through your essay before you hand it in.
He read the instructions through twice before he tried to assemble the bicycle.

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In jail, Barisone read through tens of thousands of pages of discovery documents, much of which comprised Kanarek’s postings and electronic communications. Ian Parker, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026 Burke collected them all into a pile and kept them in his office all summer, sometimes reading through them late at night or early in the mornings before practices began. Jourdan Rodrigue, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026 Marquez’s personal journal, which documented her inner joys and struggles over the last year, is also open on a table in the exhibition for guests to read through, draw over, or tear. Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026 Most items have excluded parts, damages and other conditions, so read through your contract carefully to see what’s excluded. Alora Bopray, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for read through

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“Read through.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/read%20through. Accessed 19 Sep. 2026.

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