Looking for anti patterns and other code smells is a big part of it. One of the most overlooked pieces I see from new code reviewers is missing new code that allows documentation to go stale. Any changes to code that do not update corresponding documentation is by far one of the easiest way to cause confusion for new team members spinning up. Also, when looking at those documentation updates, verifying the code changes fit in those.
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