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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Recent Examples of proofread
Behind a locked door, a team of dozen employees methodically proofread the voter information guides that are mailed to residences.
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Grant Stringer, The Mercury News, 7 Oct. 2024
New writing tools that help users rewrite, proofread and summarize text in Mail, Notes, Pages and third-party apps.
—Bailey Schulz, USA TODAY, 13 Sep. 2024
Rewrite, proofread and summarize text in mail, notes, pages and third-party apps.
—John Tufts, The Courier-Journal, 16 Sep. 2024
What's coming with iOS 18.1 in October A series of writing tools to allow people to rewrite, proofread or summarize text within a variety of applications, including Mail, Notes and Pages.
—Ina Fried, Axios, 10 Sep. 2024
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Grant Stringer, The Mercury News, 7 Oct. 2024
New writing tools that help users rewrite, proofread and summarize text in Mail, Notes, Pages and third-party apps.
—Bailey Schulz, USA TODAY, 13 Sep. 2024
Rewrite, proofread and summarize text in mail, notes, pages and third-party apps.
—John Tufts, The Courier-Journal, 16 Sep. 2024
What's coming with iOS 18.1 in October A series of writing tools to allow people to rewrite, proofread or summarize text within a variety of applications, including Mail, Notes and Pages.
—Ina Fried, Axios, 10 Sep. 2024
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In August, the FBI reviewed credit card statements associated with Williams that showed payment at a parking near a Washington metro station, about a 10-minute ride from the Capitol area, that was made on Jan. 6, 2021, the statements of facts says.Phil Helsel, NBC News, 15 Nov. 2024
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Officers conducting a preliminary investigation reviewed messages the student had left on Discord, an online chatting app used by gamers and others, and arrested the student on suspicion of making criminal threats.Karen Kucher, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
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In these scenarios, study a parcel’s pressure levels to determine if these spots are worth your time.Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 14 Nov. 2024
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Sulfates have also been studied widely, whereas the risks of diamond dust are still largely unknown.Devika Rao, theweek, 12 Nov. 2024
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So, when Yoshida reread Tsutsui’s novel after an interval of years, its story of an elderly man trying to restart his life while pursued by his past struck him as timely.Mark Schilling, Variety, 3 Nov. 2024
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For her part, Anna sleepwalked through her classes, rereading all his texts.Sarah A. Topol, New York Times, 20 Sep. 2024
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There’s plenty of space to spread out, from the sunroom and living area to the gorgeous outdoor areas equipped with plenty of seating for afternoon reads and aperitivo hour.Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 2 Nov. 2024
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Wilson then began reading the list into her microphone.Toria Sheffield, People.com, 2 Nov. 2024
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Pay-per-view payments can be made via phone after scanning a QR code that is shown onscreen.Patrick Frater, Variety, 4 Nov. 2024
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Then Cooke and others scanned and analyzed the bone.Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Proofread.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/proofread. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.
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