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peer review

American

noun

evaluation of a person's work or performance by a group of people in the same occupation, profession, or industry.

peer review British

noun

the evaluation by fellow specialists of research that someone has done in order to assess its suitability for publication or further development

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peer-reviewed

adjective

Inflected Forms

Nouns

peer reviews

plural

Etymology

Origin of peer review

First recorded in 1970–75

Example Sentences

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In one study, currently under peer review, we found that clumps of imprints behave just like dark matter, an unknown substance that makes up most of the matter in the universe.

From Science Daily • Jun. 18, 2026

The study received strong praise during peer review.

From Science Daily • Jun. 12, 2026

Sixteen centuries before peer review, the Church was already asking: By what right does this claim my belief?

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

As in postpublication peer review, a Peer Review article may address a paper from any scholarly journal so long as it raises concerns about methods, evidence, logic, definitions or theory.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

We should start peer review and vetting so they can be officially accepted.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir

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