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as in to peek
to take a quick or hasty look
browsed through the stacks looking for interesting books
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Recent Examples of browse
Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 18 May 2025
It's still actively supported and great for basic tasks like browsing the web, checking emails, editing documents, streaming videos or even learning to code.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 17 May 2025
Al Wolter, Outdoor Life, 10 Jan. 2025
Instead, have a browse, see what intrigues you, and go from there.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 14 Jan. 2025
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Verb
Plants tolerate growing near black walnut trees and are resistant to deer and rabbit browsing.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 18 May 2025
It's still actively supported and great for basic tasks like browsing the web, checking emails, editing documents, streaming videos or even learning to code.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 17 May 2025
Noun
In 1978, federal legislation halted all timber harvesting, which had previously provided browse for the deer.
—Al Wolter, Outdoor Life, 10 Jan. 2025
Instead, have a browse, see what intrigues you, and go from there.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 14 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for browse
Verb
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Gardner was grazed in the head and shot in the leg, per police.—
Shania Russell,
EW.com,
27 May 2025
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The earliest sloths were large and grazed on the ground.—
Paul Smaglik,
Discover Magazine,
22 May 2025
Verb
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The sun peeked out, but brisk winds were blowing and temperatures only climbed to the high 40s near the lakefront.—
Susan DeGrane,
Chicago Tribune,
23 May 2025
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Leaded-glass panes peek through arched openings, winking at the past.—
Spencer Elliott,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2025
Noun
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Lozano dropped to the Snapdragon Stadium turf in the 64th minute of last Saturday’s 2-0 win against Austin FC and grabbed the back of his leg, and the resulting scans were not good.—
Mark Zeigler,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 June 2025
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But a full-gene scan would have detected it, Kapoor said, and such scans can also be done for a few hundred dollars.—
Arthur Allen,
Miami Herald,
4 June 2025
Verb
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Vanilla investors tend to glance at the surface and move on.—
Brett Owens,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
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The boys on the other team kept glancing at the clock and several were fighting tears.—
Drew Ramsey,
CNBC,
14 May 2025
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“Browse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/browse. Accessed 11 Jun. 2025.
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