spell-check
verb (used with object)
to process (a document) with a spell checker; check the spelling of.
spellcheck
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a variation of
spell-check.
Example Sentences
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Maybe it’s just that they’re too busy, or that they are happy to be perceived to be too busy, to lay things out nicely and spellcheck.
From Slate ● Nov. 14, 2025
In an ideal world, our relationship with generative AI might end up similar to the one we have with calculators and spellcheck, Magliano says.
From Scientific American ● Aug. 25, 2023
Visit Halland director Jimmy Sandberg has written an open letter asking English people, journalists and football fans worldwide to hit the spellcheck before hitting send.
From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2022
They are so obtuse, I was sure spellcheck had checked out.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 11, 2022
I can scan, proof, spellcheck and save the output to a text file with very little effort.
From The Project Gutenberg FAQ 2002 by Jim Tinsley
