proofreads

verb

present tense third-person singular of proofread
as in reviews
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 proofreads This triggers a pathway called mismatch repair (MMR), a process through which the cell proofreads the DNA and corrects mismatches. — Isabella Backman, Hartford Courant, 27 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for proofreads
  1. reviews
  2. studies
  3. scans
  4. reads
  5. peruses
Verb
  • Each function reviews its portion, updates its own system and protects its own priorities.
    — Thomas Lim, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Users are locked out in real time until an administrator reviews the search.
    — Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of reviews
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  • Northwestern University economist Chuck Manski studies decision-making amid uncertainty.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Douglas Casa, a kinesiology professor who leads the Korey Stringer Institute, which studies sudden deaths in sports, said the Twin Cities Marathon’s change was prudent, especially considering the way in which many runners approach races.
    — Scott McFetridge, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of studies
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  • The moment a trend is approved, the system scans regional mill inventories to identify available stock fabric instantly, cutting days out of traditional sampling cycles.
    — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 12 Aug. 2026
  • The Rocketbook app scans the pages to popular cloud services, like Dropbox, Google Drive, Slack and One Note.
    — BestReviews, Mercury News, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of scans
Verb
  • The filmmakers supplement that with scenes where an actor reads from Brockington’s diaries and poetry, giving the audience a full portrait of this protagonist.
    — Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Someone opens it, asks it something, reads the answer, and closes it.
    — Sanjay Srivastava, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of reads
Verb
  • Crook peruses the crowds, picking his moments carefully.
    — Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 27 June 2026
  • Martha frequently grabs a bowl for serving dinner or peruses a favorite cookbook.
    — Sarah Lyon, Southern Living, 11 May 2026
Definition of peruses

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