as in to review
to look for and correct mistakes in (a written or printed piece of writing)
He proofread the essay carefully.
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By failing to proofread and double-check ballots before they were mailed, the clerk's office has not only wasted taxpayer dollars but also put the city at risk for lawsuits that could cost even more.
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Niraj Warikoo, Freep.com, 10 Oct. 2025
Younger readers — those in kindergarten through fourth grade — are challenged in three categories: spelling, proofreading and reading comprehension.
—Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 27 June 2025
At a minimum, AI should be used to generate social media content, proofread copy, review documents for compliance, analyze financial statements, identify trends and automate customer engagement through chatbots.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 5 May 2025
Keep it concise ‒ ideally no more than one page ‒ and proofread carefully for grammar and spelling.
—Johnny C. Taylor Jr., USA Today, 23 Apr. 2025
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Niraj Warikoo, Freep.com, 10 Oct. 2025
Younger readers — those in kindergarten through fourth grade — are challenged in three categories: spelling, proofreading and reading comprehension.
—Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 27 June 2025
At a minimum, AI should be used to generate social media content, proofread copy, review documents for compliance, analyze financial statements, identify trends and automate customer engagement through chatbots.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 5 May 2025
Keep it concise ‒ ideally no more than one page ‒ and proofread carefully for grammar and spelling.
—Johnny C. Taylor Jr., USA Today, 23 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for proofread
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The Premier League’s Key Match Incidents (KMI) panel, which reviews refereeing decisions, judged that he should have been sent off in both games against Brentford for fouls on Brazilian forward Igor Thiago.—
Jay Harris,
New York Times,
8 Feb. 2026
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This results page was generated automatically using information from TinBu and a template written and reviewed by a Rhode Island editor.—
Staff Reports,
The Providence Journal,
8 Feb. 2026
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But there were always more pressing things to do than attend lectures or study rare manuscripts in the Radcliffe Camera, the beautiful circular reading room that’s the centerpiece of the Bodleian Library.—
Richard Godwin,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Feb. 2026
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The Opening Ceremony for the Milan Olympics is not until Friday, but for seasonal fans wanting to study up on who’s going for gold, hours of documentary programing in skiing, ice dancing and other sports are now available as streamers try to take a piece of the winter sports action from NBC.—
Sara Germano,
Sportico.com,
5 Feb. 2026
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But a new sharp biography by Frances Wilson has sent me back to reread some of her twenty or so other novels.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
14 Jan. 2026
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There is so much pleasure to be had in rereading old favorites — and part of the joy is meeting beloved characters, who have been updated or somehow arrive in a new form to resist old tropes and types.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Jan. 2026
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Savannah, with her sister to her right and her brother to her left, read from a sheet of paper.—
Paige Williams,
New Yorker,
14 Feb. 2026
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Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content.—
Greg Rosenstein,
NBC news,
13 Feb. 2026
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Fulton County has also confirmed that some ballots were scanned multiple times during the recount, the affidavit says.—
Kate Brumback,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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Cold storage facilities have long struggled to automate inventory management due to frost, airflow, condensation, and glare, all of which degrade conventional sensors and scanning systems.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Feb. 2026
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“Proofread.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/proofread. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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