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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After reading through sections in Jackson’s book that touched on this, Bluder reminded Clark of what Jordan went through.
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Elise Devlin, New York Times, 10 July 2025
Baidu’s shift to open-source should be read through the same lens.
—Vivian Toh, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
Since then, the friends have shared their love of reading through author interviews, intimate book events and more.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 4 July 2025
Bass later read through every article footnoted in the fact sheet, all 23 of them.
—Liana Simstrom, NPR, 22 June 2025
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Elise Devlin, New York Times, 10 July 2025
Baidu’s shift to open-source should be read through the same lens.
—Vivian Toh, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
Since then, the friends have shared their love of reading through author interviews, intimate book events and more.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 4 July 2025
Bass later read through every article footnoted in the fact sheet, all 23 of them.
—Liana Simstrom, NPR, 22 June 2025
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“Read through.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/read%20through. Accessed 20 Jul. 2025.
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