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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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Grenell plans to exit his role as president of the center on Monday, Axios first reported, as the board of the center, chaired by the president, reviews plans for its two year closure and renovation.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
13 Mar. 2026
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The official declined to discuss specific details of Bondi's deliberations but said the current vetting mirrors what is expected in the final rule, which is pending while the agency reviews thousands of public comments.—
Jaclyn Diaz,
NPR,
11 Mar. 2026
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Animals’ risk of becoming roadkill depends on several factors, including how many vehicles are on the road, how many animals are on the road, and how animals and human drivers behave, explains Tom Langen, a professor of biology at Clarkson University, who studies animal-vehicle collisions.—
Jackie Flynn Mogensen,
Scientific American,
7 Mar. 2026
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This idea was echoed by Timothy Fitzgerald, a professor of business economics at the University of Tennessee who studies the petroleum industry.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
6 Mar. 2026
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Honey scans all successful discount codes used on a specific website and automatically applies them at checkout.—
Lauren Bengtson,
Better Homes & Gardens,
5 Mar. 2026
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Franny scans the cabin, searching for something else to talk about, something that will keep them in each other's presence, if only for a little while longer.—
Danielle Parker,
CBS News,
3 Mar. 2026
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When everything reads the same, trust, engagement, and conversion are what separate signal from noise.—
Jason Phillips,
USA Today,
9 Mar. 2026
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And his seam reads and offensive rebounding was really good.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
9 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 15 Mar. 2026.
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