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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Pricing Starts at $4 per page for proofreading and editing
Original content starts at $6 per page for high school level and $8 for college
Pros
Users can chat directly with writers.
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Rowan Briggs, The Mercury News, 25 Feb. 2025
Apple said workers at the factory in Texas will produce servers for Apple Intelligence, an AI system that can help people write, proofread text and complete other tasks.
—Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2025
In May 2024, OpenAI reported that groups based in Russia, China, Iran, and Israel used the company's AI models to generate short comments on social media, as well as translate and proofread text in various languages.
—Will McCurdy, PCMAG, 23 Feb. 2025
Using Grammarly, a spell check plug-in that utilizes generative AI, to proofread a paper.
—Rachel Hale, USA TODAY, 22 Jan. 2025
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Rowan Briggs, The Mercury News, 25 Feb. 2025
Apple said workers at the factory in Texas will produce servers for Apple Intelligence, an AI system that can help people write, proofread text and complete other tasks.
—Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2025
In May 2024, OpenAI reported that groups based in Russia, China, Iran, and Israel used the company's AI models to generate short comments on social media, as well as translate and proofread text in various languages.
—Will McCurdy, PCMAG, 23 Feb. 2025
Using Grammarly, a spell check plug-in that utilizes generative AI, to proofread a paper.
—Rachel Hale, USA TODAY, 22 Jan. 2025
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But internal correspondence reviewed by The News indicates that an MTA engineer raised concerns in early March — even before the water was turned off at the facility — that sewage was leaking into the soil around the depot.—
Evan Simko-Bednarski,
New York Daily News,
27 Apr. 2025
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Partners have no control over or input into the reporting or editing process and do not review stories before publication.—
Shayna Goldman,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2025
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Tosca works in the entertainment industry After graduating from high school early, Tosca went on to study film at the University of British Columbia, per The Sydney Morning Herald.—
Alex Gurley,
People.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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But studying laser ablation, McLaughlin said, would mean drilling holes in the skill of someone not getting treatment.—
Frieda Klotz,
Smithsonian Magazine,
25 Apr. 2025
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Forty-two years later, during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown, Steves stumbled upon his diary, rereading passages about his formative trip.—
Laura Manske,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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To sort it out, researchers took a closer look at the museum specimens, tested their DNA, compared photos of the live snakes and reread their notes from the field, the study said.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
3 Apr. 2025
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Keep reading for a deep dive into Bezos’s splashy property portfolio.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
25 Apr. 2025
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Please read Characteristics and Risks of Standardized Options at https://www.theocc.com/company-information/documents-and-archives/options-disclosure-document.—
JJ Kinahan,
Forbes.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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Off the coast of Sicily, Italy, a scuba diver scanned the seafloor for anything that looked man-made or generally just interesting.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
18 Apr. 2025
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Upon arrival, travelers simply scan a QR code and start their vacation faster.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
17 Apr. 2025
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“Proofread.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/proofread. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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