as in to review
to look for and correct mistakes in (a written or printed piece of writing)
He proofread the essay carefully.
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Recent Examples of proofread
By failing to proofread and double-check ballots before they were mailed, the clerk's office has not only wasted taxpayer dollars but also put the city at risk for lawsuits that could cost even more.
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Niraj Warikoo, Freep.com, 10 Oct. 2025
Younger readers — those in kindergarten through fourth grade — are challenged in three categories: spelling, proofreading and reading comprehension.
—Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 27 June 2025
At a minimum, AI should be used to generate social media content, proofread copy, review documents for compliance, analyze financial statements, identify trends and automate customer engagement through chatbots.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 5 May 2025
Keep it concise ‒ ideally no more than one page ‒ and proofread carefully for grammar and spelling.
—Johnny C. Taylor Jr., USA Today, 23 Apr. 2025
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Niraj Warikoo, Freep.com, 10 Oct. 2025
Younger readers — those in kindergarten through fourth grade — are challenged in three categories: spelling, proofreading and reading comprehension.
—Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 27 June 2025
At a minimum, AI should be used to generate social media content, proofread copy, review documents for compliance, analyze financial statements, identify trends and automate customer engagement through chatbots.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 5 May 2025
Keep it concise ‒ ideally no more than one page ‒ and proofread carefully for grammar and spelling.
—Johnny C. Taylor Jr., USA Today, 23 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for proofread
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This results page was generated automatically using information from TinBu and a template written and reviewed by a USA Today editor.—
USA Today staff,
USA Today,
15 Feb. 2026
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He has not been formally charged with cheating by World Curling, which does not use video to review game play.—
STEVE DOUGLAS,
Arkansas Online,
15 Feb. 2026
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At the time of his death, he was focused on studying comets and astroids that could pose a hazard to Earth.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Feb. 2026
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The team studied how Fe-SMA bonds with UHPFRC, and attempted to combine the two materials.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Feb. 2026
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But a new sharp biography by Frances Wilson has sent me back to reread some of her twenty or so other novels.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
14 Jan. 2026
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There is so much pleasure to be had in rereading old favorites — and part of the joy is meeting beloved characters, who have been updated or somehow arrive in a new form to resist old tropes and types.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Jan. 2026
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Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced the latest effort Friday to ensure that drivers meet the federal requirements to understand English well enough to read road signs and communicate with law enforcement officers.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
21 Feb. 2026
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The infrastructure required for the laser-writing and microscope-reading process is currently designed for massive cloud providers and national archives.—
Munis Raza,
Interesting Engineering,
20 Feb. 2026
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My eyes scanned the faces around me, all of them powdered in ash.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 Feb. 2026
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Expedition leader Jason Edmunds was at the front of the group, rifle slung around his shoulder, scanning the landscape for polar and black bears that live in these gorgeous, but harsh, environs.—
Robert Annis,
Travel + Leisure,
16 Feb. 2026
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“Proofread.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/proofread. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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