proofreads

verb

present tense third-person singular of proofread
as in reviews
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 proofreads This triggers a pathway called mismatch repair (MMR), a process through which the cell proofreads the DNA and corrects mismatches. — Isabella Backman, Hartford Courant, 27 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for proofreads
  1. reviews
  2. studies
  3. scans
  4. reads
  5. peruses
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  • The National Capital Planning Commission, a federal panel that reviews major construction projects, posted new renderings and accompanying documents provided by the Interior Department, which is overseeing the controversial project.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 18 Oct. 2026
  • In our October 22 issue, Lola Seaton reviews Jonathan Buckley’s latest novel, One Boat.
    — Lola Seaton, The New York Review of Books, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of reviews
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  • Shelie Miller, who studies sustainability at the University of Michigan, understands how an acorn squash can end up in your cart without a plan.
    — Angela Haupt, Time, 16 Oct. 2026
  • So to make up for that, Viel studies his opponents to find ways to overcome his lack of height.
    — Eduardo A. Encina, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of studies
Verb
  • The surveillance tool scans thousands of pages of school board documents every 12 hours and flags anything controversial—from Title IX issues to curriculum changes.
    — Kenneal Patterson, Vanity Fair, 13 Oct. 2026
  • The other person scans the code to connect and receive the files.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of scans
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  • This reads far more like a moat-protection play than an existential-risk warning.
    — Stephen Messer, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026
  • An agent reads a ticket, retrieves a document, queries a database, calls a tool, maybe hands off to a second agent, and only then responds.
    — Osman Koc, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of reads
Verb
  • As the two older girls dig through bins and happily run around with their shopping bags, their stepmom peruses the shelves with her 4-year-old, Galya.
    — Debbie Elliott, NPR, 20 Sep. 2026
  • Crook peruses the crowds, picking his moments carefully.
    — Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 27 June 2026
Definition of peruses

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“Proofreads.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/proofreads. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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