proofread
verb
proof·read
ˈprüf-ˌrēd 
proofread
ˈprüf-ˌred
; proofreading
; proofreading
: to read and mark corrections in (something, such as a proof)
Examples of proofread in a Sentence
He proofread the essay carefully.
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Caroline Castrillon, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2025
The service provides a variety of writing styles, including assignment writing, dissertation help, and proofreading.
—Rowan Briggs, The Mercury News, 25 Feb. 2025
The tools already on iPhone, Mac and iPad, that will proofread, summarize and adjust the tone of your writing, will come to the Vision Pro.
—David Phelan, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
This manual process might take the manager tens of hours to complete and tens more to proofread for errors.
—Jesse Todd, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
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proofread
verb
proof·read
ˈprü-ˌfrēd
proofread
-ˌfred
; proofreading
; proofreading
: to read over and fix mistakes in
proofreader
noun
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