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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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Doctors and patients have long criticized prior authorizations, in which an insurer reviews a request before letting doctors or other medical providers bill for health care services or prescriptions.—
Ken Alltucker,
USA Today,
29 May 2026
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Freedom 250 has its own employees, but the foundation provides federal funds and the park service approves the events and reviews their budgets, according to the website.—
Jack Dolan,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2026
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Lucia ultimately provided a genetic sample, which was sent to a lab that studies genetic variants.—
Lexi Lane,
PEOPLE,
30 May 2026
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She’s interrogated by a researcher named Phil (Mark Duplass), who works for the mysterious company Async, which used to build MRI machines and now studies the Backrooms.—
Dani Di Placido,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2026
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The cashier simply scans the barcodes of the goods in the basket and off our consumer goes.—
Donna Vickroy,
Chicago Tribune,
29 May 2026
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An agentic system now scans a supplier’s social presence, marketplace reputation and product quality, delivering a synthesis to reviewers within hours rather than weeks.—
Peter High,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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Nilsson admits to suffering from horror vacui—a fear of empty space, which in her case reads less like a neurotic affliction than like compulsive conviviality.—
Jeremy Lybarger,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
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Putting Rue’s apolitical faith in nationalist terms for the show’s closing image reads like one last thumbing of the nose that butts up against the season’s occasional naked sincerity.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
1 June 2026
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Martha frequently grabs a bowl for serving dinner or peruses a favorite cookbook.—
Sarah Lyon,
Southern Living,
11 May 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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“Proofreads.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/proofreads. Accessed 3 Jun. 2026.
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