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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Apple Intelligence’s Writing Tools bring users improved proofreading, summarizing and editing features.
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John Towfighi, CNN, 28 Oct. 2024
And don’t forget to proofread for redundancy and bias.
—Alexa Kimball, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2024
Apple Intelligence will allow users to rewrite, proofread or summarize text.
—Kif Leswing, CNBC, 28 Oct. 2024
Behind a locked door, a team of dozen employees methodically proofread the voter information guides that are mailed to residences.
—Grant Stringer, The Mercury News, 7 Oct. 2024
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John Towfighi, CNN, 28 Oct. 2024
And don’t forget to proofread for redundancy and bias.
—Alexa Kimball, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2024
Apple Intelligence will allow users to rewrite, proofread or summarize text.
—Kif Leswing, CNBC, 28 Oct. 2024
Behind a locked door, a team of dozen employees methodically proofread the voter information guides that are mailed to residences.
—Grant Stringer, The Mercury News, 7 Oct. 2024
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But agency records reviewed by the Daily News show the Department of Buildings kicked into action after Lewis-Martin put word in with Vilenchik on the Hotel on Rivington renovations.Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 21 Dec. 2024
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Officials are reviewing video recordings of the scene and have asked the public to contact them with any information about the incident.Alexx Altman-Devilbiss, Baltimore Sun, 21 Dec. 2024
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This will include studying the planet PDS 70c, the companion of PDS 70b.Robert Lea, Space.com, 19 Dec. 2024
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The former Formula One aerodynamicist studied aerospace engineering, and her precise and playful baked goods are the result of years of scientific research and development.Regan Stephens, Travel + Leisure, 19 Dec. 2024
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Not to mention the audacious advice to reread questions, double check answers or — gasp! — quietly relax.Wendy Miller-Aguiar, Sun Sentinel, 4 June 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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Buzbee subsequently sent a demand letter to the woman's then-spouse accusing him of infecting her, however, Doe's ex pursued their divorce undeterred, the complaint reads.Edward Segarra, USA TODAY, 21 Dec. 2024
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Blakey read a note from a juror which said, for the last year, the juror had a trip booked to visit New Orleans for the Super Bowl in February of 2025.Jim Talamonti | The Center Square contributor, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 20 Dec. 2024
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McClellan wants visitors to be able to pull out their phones at a site, scan a QR code, and listen to an audio guide.Sarah Enelow-Snyder, Travel + Leisure, 23 Dec. 2024
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The consumer version is very easy to use, with installation taking moments and a standard scan just a few seconds.Davey Winder, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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“Proofread.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/proofread. Accessed 2 Jan. 2025.
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