as in reviewing
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 proofreading
This includes a comic scene about proofreading the monotonous legal documents that clerks like Bartleby were paid pennies to copy, and a scene at the end where a jail cook rattles off all the former occupations of its now-nameless inmates.
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Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Feb. 2026
Those tasks include a wide variety of responsible, confidential and complex clerical duties; compiling, typing and proofreading documents; compiling and maintaining confidential materials; and responding to inquiries.
—Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
january 8, Sacbee.com, 8 Jan. 2026
The committee spent four months categorizing, typing, and then proofreading 750 handwritten recipes to create the manuscript.
—Adrian Miller, Southern Living, 28 Oct. 2025
Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Feb. 2026
Those tasks include a wide variety of responsible, confidential and complex clerical duties; compiling, typing and proofreading documents; compiling and maintaining confidential materials; and responding to inquiries.
—Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
january 8, Sacbee.com, 8 Jan. 2026
The committee spent four months categorizing, typing, and then proofreading 750 handwritten recipes to create the manuscript.
—Adrian Miller, Southern Living, 28 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for proofreading
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The motion, introduced by Council President Marqueece Harris-Dawson and Councilmember Ysabel Jurado, creates a three-member ad hoc committee tasked with reviewing all pending city matters related to Measure ULA and recommending next steps.—
Teresa Liu,
Daily News,
12 Mar. 2026
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Spencer Crawford, a police spokesman, said Wednesday investigators are reviewing evidence, including cellphone video of the fight, and are awaiting autopsy results.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
12 Mar. 2026
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At the time, Aramburo was 20 years old and still studying in Chicago, but the excitement of experiencing in person everything that her family had told her about the festivities, motivated her to make the trip.—
Karen Esquivel,
CNN Money,
6 Mar. 2026
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Dermatology student Aliyah Parker is studying the need for more skin cancer outreach in communities of color.—
James Taylor,
CBS News,
6 Mar. 2026
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Similar large-scale digitization efforts—such as the openVertebrate Project, led by the Florida Museum of Natural History’s Blackburn, which involved scanning thousands of birds, fish, mammals, reptiles, and amphibians—have begun transforming how biologists study anatomy.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
5 Mar. 2026
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Gillespie said the bill would require machines capable of digitally scanning ballots while preserving copies that could be reviewed later if questions arise about the vote count.—
Zachary Bynum,
CBS News,
5 Mar. 2026
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Keep reading for Pottery Barn open-box finds from the outlet.—
Stephanie Osmanski,
Better Homes & Gardens,
8 Mar. 2026
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The academics largely described a mix of awe and concern, similar to what legendary investor Howard Marks described after reading a 5,000-word memo prepared for him by Claude.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
7 Mar. 2026
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“Proofreading.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/proofreading. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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