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as in to scan
to go over and mentally take in the content of
he always reads the newspaper in the morning as he eats breakfast
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as in to predict
to tell of or describe beforehand
the psychic claimed to be able to read his future
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Recent Examples of read
Like in New York’s Central Park, locals love to bring a blanket and sprawl on the springy turf, canoodling, reading books, and snoozing beneath the skyline.
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Jessica Kozuka, Travel + Leisure, 6 July 2025
Pamela starts in late April, but don’t stop reading this because that was months ago.
—Steve Bender, Southern Living, 6 July 2025
Keep reading for the 30 best finds starting at $10.
—Jacqueline Tempera, People.com, 6 July 2025
Keep reading: Now, watch the cast of A Minecraft Movie react to TikTok trends:
Shop all of our latest obsessions in one place!
—Jenny Berg, Allure, 6 July 2025
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Jessica Kozuka, Travel + Leisure, 6 July 2025
Pamela starts in late April, but don’t stop reading this because that was months ago.
—Steve Bender, Southern Living, 6 July 2025
Keep reading for the 30 best finds starting at $10.
—Jacqueline Tempera, People.com, 6 July 2025
Keep reading: Now, watch the cast of A Minecraft Movie react to TikTok trends:
Shop all of our latest obsessions in one place!
—Jenny Berg, Allure, 6 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for read
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Most brands have little to no mechanism to scan for anecdotes and outliers.—
Kian Bakhtiari,
Forbes.com,
23 July 2025
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Some all-in-one printers can also scan for digital copies or make photocopies while also printing normally.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
23 July 2025
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Western Tech doesn’t train truck drivers, but the college predicts a handful of its programs will be eligible for the new grants.—
Natalie Yahr,
jsonline.com,
19 July 2025
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The National Weather Service in Indianapolis predicted strong and potentially severe thunderstorms Saturday afternoon into the evening, and the rain has just arrived.—
Katie Wiseman,
IndyStar,
19 July 2025
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While the professor perused articles, the computer was able to identify one by a colleague, find her contact info, and call her upon his request.—
Ian Bogost,
The Atlantic,
14 July 2025
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Ulta's big summer beauty sale has deals of all sorts ready to peruse.—
Sara Coughlin,
SELF,
11 July 2025
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The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
21 July 2025
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Over Clapp’s objections, the city has nominated much of the brewery campus for a local historic designation, borrowing the boundaries from a previous nomination to the National Register of Historic Places, which was reviewed by the State Historic Preservation Review Board in January.—
Frederick Melo,
Twin Cities,
20 July 2025
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The best ideas are not recycled from industry panels or skimmed from competitors’ white papers.—
Rhea Wessel,
Forbes.com,
24 July 2025
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These cards, used by low-income families to access food benefits, are increasingly being cloned, skimmed and drained, feds say.—
Milena Malaver,
Miami Herald,
23 July 2025
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Some of that progress is fueled by Chinese scientists who studied or worked in the U.S. and then moved back to China– just like Xia did.—
Kerry A. Dolan,
Forbes.com,
16 July 2025
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And many people who study emergency response agree that, to some degree, the agency needs reform.—
Zoë Schlanger,
The Atlantic,
15 July 2025
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“Read.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/read. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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