rereading

verb

Definition of rereadingnext
present participle of reread
as in proofreading

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  1. proofreading
  2. perusing
  3. reviewing
  4. studying
  5. deciphering
Verb
  • Simpler items may include proofreading text and summarizing documents, while more complex prompts include writing computer code and analyzing data.
    — Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Is anyone/anything proofreading your paper before it gets printed?
    — Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 3 May 2026
Definition of proofreading
Verb
  • After perusing the pecan and cinnamon rolls, Kinney makes her way through the crowded diner.
    — Barbara Sprunt, NPR, 1 Nov. 2026
  • Kids get into all sorts of things on the internet, but no parent wants their young children perusing adult websites.
    — Chloe Albanesius, PC Magazine, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of perusing
Verb
  • The official also told Reuters that Washington was reviewing the proposal but ​declined to provide further details.
    — Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 6 Nov. 2026
  • The pipeline also generated candidate patches, with human security researchers reviewing the findings before they were reported to maintainers.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of reviewing
Verb
  • Before working with Pancho, Chang and his colleagues spent over a decade studying the basic neurobiology of speech in the human brain using similar recordings from non-paralyzed subjects.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Despite the controversy, some researchers are studying DNA editing of embryos.
    — Gerry Smith, CNBC, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of studying
Verb
  • Bahdanau was working with artificial neural networks, which had already shown promise in pattern-recognition tasks such as deciphering handwriting and identifying objects in photos.
    — Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 12 Oct. 2026
  • In addition to developing better medicines or perfumes, deciphering the mirror images of molecules can help scientists understand the chemical architecture of life, said chemist Holden Thorp, editor-in-chief of the journal Science.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of deciphering
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