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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.
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Isabella Backman, Hartford Courant, 27 Jan. 2026
Isabella Backman, Hartford Courant, 27 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for proofreads
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Building in the East 7th Avenue Historic District meant working closely with the Denver Landmark Preservation Commission, which reviews all changes and new construction to protect the area’s historic character.—
BusinessDen,
Denver Post,
16 Mar. 2026
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Following nomination, a panel of arts educators carefully reviews submissions and selects up to 16 semifinalists in each discipline.—
Heide Janssen,
Oc Register,
15 Mar. 2026
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Placing wagers on election outcomes precedes modern-day statistical polling — the first of which was done by Elmer Gallup in the 1936 presidential election — according to Koleman Strumpf, an economics professor at Wake Forest University who studies prediction markets.—
Grace Hase,
Mercury News,
22 Mar. 2026
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Hopewell Hodges, a researcher at the University of Minnesota who studies the developmental resilience of children, says a child's world is like the rings of a tree, with the child at the center.—
Meg Anderson,
NPR,
22 Mar. 2026
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The vessel is decked out with everything from a hyper-precise sonar system that continuously scans the seabed to a Deadman’s Switch that forces automatic ascent if the pilot is incapacitated.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
16 Mar. 2026
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After installation, Backblaze scans your hard drive for certain file types, such as documents, media files, and downloads, and calculates the total backup size.—
Justin Pot,
PC Magazine,
13 Mar. 2026
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His résumé already reads like a transatlantic blur.—
Preezy Brown,
VIBE.com,
16 Mar. 2026
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While Eisenhower was not noted for his eloquence, his Order of the Day to the troops reads like something out of Shakespeare.—
Peter Lucas,
Boston Herald,
16 Mar. 2026
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In an episode 4 scene, Sadie Sink's Max peruses through Vecna's memories, seeing a younger Joyce passing out flyers for the school play Oklahoma, which is a big plot point in the ST stage play.—
Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
20 Dec. 2025
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King peruses several cookbooks before settling on Richard Olney’s Lulu’s Provencal Table.—
Elizabeth Wellington,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
8 Aug. 2025
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“Proofreads.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/proofreads. Accessed 23 Mar. 2026.
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