read through
phrasal verb
read through; reading through; reads through
: to read (something) from beginning to end especially to look for mistakes or check details
Remember to read through your essay before you hand it in.
He read the instructions through twice before he tried to assemble the bicycle.
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To identify that kind of pain point, dig into your client feedback, read through testimonials, and conduct interviews.
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Melissa Houston, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
Bell took 10 minutes to read through other family members’ letters before calling Huggins and Robinson’s attorney, Adam Hauser, into a conference room.
—Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 9 Apr. 2025
But even if immigrants carried their immigration case files with them, Arshad said local law enforcement aren’t trained on reading through immigration paperwork to understand someone’s status.
—Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2025
The basic reason for this is actually much simpler than trying to read through the vaccine recommendations themselves.
—Petra Guglielmetti, Glamour, 26 Mar. 2025
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Melissa Houston, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
Bell took 10 minutes to read through other family members’ letters before calling Huggins and Robinson’s attorney, Adam Hauser, into a conference room.
—Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 9 Apr. 2025
But even if immigrants carried their immigration case files with them, Arshad said local law enforcement aren’t trained on reading through immigration paperwork to understand someone’s status.
—Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2025
The basic reason for this is actually much simpler than trying to read through the vaccine recommendations themselves.
—Petra Guglielmetti, Glamour, 26 Mar. 2025
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“Read through.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/read%20through. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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