proofread

verb

Definition of proofreadnext
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 Stobe claimed in an email that the quote was not in the yearbook when O'Connell proofread it. — Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 31 May 2026 Is anyone/anything proofreading your paper before it gets printed? — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 3 May 2026 There needs to be a period for candidates to qualify to get on the ballot, and the ballot then has to be designed, proofread and printed. — Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 22 Apr. 2026 Given a list, the sorts of things Americans are comfortable with AI doing tend to be impersonal or even boring tasks, as well as those that less directly impact them, like proofreading or searching online. — Anthony Salvanto, CBS News, 26 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for proofread
Recent Examples of Synonyms for proofread
  1. review
  2. study
  3. reread
  4. read
  5. scan
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  • To join, the volunteer administrators usually require proof of a student’s admission, like screenshots or scans of an admissions letter for a page administrator to review.
    — Mary Frances Ruskell, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Levi Fuller, the agency's first inspector general for educator misconduct, told CBS News Texas that the goal is to move investigations more quickly and keep educators accused of serious misconduct out of classrooms while cases are reviewed.
    — Amelia Mugavero, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of review
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  • During his first two years as a starter, Santori was the apprentice who carefully studied the game and developed organically under the influence of his older peers.
    — Patrick Z. McGavin, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Instead, the work establishes a controllable magnonic platform for studying synchronization and nonlinear magnetic dynamics.
    — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of study
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  • Check the route, reread the message, or ask the clarifying question.
    — Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 Aug. 2026
  • That film focuses considerable screentime on the drama involving Penelope in Ithaca—more a framing device in the original poem—similarly reflects the current moment’s impulse to reread the epics through its women.
    — Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews.com, 22 July 2026
Definition of reread
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  • The third step, Taborn said, involves going into the field with investigators and reading the energy of the environment.
    — Amanda Musa, CNN Money, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Behind the open doors, the figure is nearly black, the wood gone dark from centuries of incense until the carving reads more as shape than detail.
    — Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of read
Verb
  • But customers can scan the barcodes with a smartphone, too, directing them to a website with more information.
    — David Goldman, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Since 2019, in Sacramento, PatronScan has been commonly used at bars due to a city ordinance requiring certain entertainment venues to use ID-scanning technology.
    — Kevin Ko, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of scan

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