rereading

verb

Definition of rereadingnext
present participle of reread
as in proofreading

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rereading
  1. proofreading
  2. perusing
  3. reviewing
  4. studying
  5. deciphering
Verb
  • Is anyone/anything proofreading your paper before it gets printed?
    — Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 3 May 2026
  • Given a list, the sorts of things Americans are comfortable with AI doing tend to be impersonal or even boring tasks, as well as those that less directly impact them, like proofreading or searching online.
    — Anthony Salvanto, CBS News, 26 Mar. 2026
Definition of proofreading
Verb
  • Makeup Deals As a makeup connoisseur, perusing pages of beauty products was hardly a grueling task.
    — Izzy Baskette, PEOPLE, 23 July 2026
  • Some users such as Courey are also perusing the platform to buy, sell and lease farmland.
    — Lizzie Kane July 18, Sacbee.com, 18 July 2026
Definition of perusing
Verb
  • Police are reviewing surveillance video in an effort to identify the shooter.
    — Brittany Miller, FOXNews.com, 1 Aug. 2026
  • In fact, these applications often land as inauthentic and induce eye-rolling from those reviewing them.
    — Brennan Barnard, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of reviewing
Verb
  • Serlie and colleagues are now studying determinants of weight loss success after bariatric surgery.
    — Crystal Gwizdala, Hartford Courant, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Talking of research, Rossignol has done some of his own, studying exactly how far in advance of the keynote Apple announces the date.
    — David Phelan, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of studying
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  • Western San Gabriel Mountains/Highway 14 Corridor When an air quality alert pops up on the radar, deciphering its implications is crucial.
    — Southern California Weather Report, Daily News, 30 July 2026
  • Jonestown afflicted Naipaul’s vision, his way of deciphering not just political manias but the dreariness of urban life, the perpetual doom of the nuclear-arms race.
    — Hua Hsu, New Yorker, 14 July 2026
Definition of deciphering
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