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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
Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 10 Mar. 2026
The lightweight fabric works well for long days spent wandering beach towns, grabbing coffee, or browsing outdoor markets.
—Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 10 Mar. 2026
Kate Hardcastle, Forbes.com, 17 Jan. 2026
Select a partner using the finder or browse list.
—Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 15 Jan. 2026
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Verb
After browsing through the day’s program, the future queen looked up and recognized a photographer—and acknowledged him in the sweetest way.
—Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 10 Mar. 2026
The lightweight fabric works well for long days spent wandering beach towns, grabbing coffee, or browsing outdoor markets.
—Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 10 Mar. 2026
Noun
The multi-brand browse moved online.
—Kate Hardcastle, Forbes.com, 17 Jan. 2026
Select a partner using the finder or browse list.
—Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 15 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for browse
Verb
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The karaoke worker peeks his head in, tells them to get out.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Mar. 2026
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There are still plenty of wildlife sightings from the canal, gators sprawled out across the limestone and countless eyes peek out of the tea-colored water.—
Ashley Miznazi,
Miami Herald,
16 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Bison roam freely, wild horses graze on ridges, and entire prairie dog towns pop up along the roadside.—
Karthika Gupta,
Travel + Leisure,
11 Mar. 2026
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Prized for its blue-green veins, creamy yet crumbly texture, and compelling sweet yet pungent tang, this cheese begins from the raw milk of Lacaune sheep that graze in the Roquefort region of France.—
Nancy Vienneau,
Southern Living,
11 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Those include access to the wellness center, ongoing health coaching and use of high-tech body scans.—
Cindy Krischer Goodman,
Sun Sentinel,
16 Mar. 2026
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Yet standard neurological imaging, such as MRI scans, almost never detects abnormalities, and most physicians, who understand the symptoms’ basis in only the most rudimentary sense, can offer little useful counsel.—
Jacob Stern,
The Atlantic,
16 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Yet DeSantis and legislative leaders haven’t even glanced in the direction of meaningful changes that would require Florida’s wealthiest corporations to pay their fair share, and reduce the burden on the struggling class of workers who make this state’s economy hum.—
Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 Mar. 2026
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Toronto captain Auston Matthews, who hit the post in the third period on a shot that glanced off Vasilevskiy, has now gone 11 games without scoring, and has just one goal in his last 15 games.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
7 Mar. 2026
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“Browse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/browse. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.
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