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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
PCMAG, 4 Mar. 2025
Try starting with the grocery section, browsing aisles of fresh produce, bakery items, ready-to-bake meals, and frozen goods.
—Amanda Eiden, Miami Herald, 3 Mar. 2025
Luke Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Nov. 2024
Here’s How to Grow an Easy Mushroom Food Plot
Trees, Shrubs, and Weeds
In fall, winter, and early spring, the browse category is mostly described as woody objects, such leaves, twigs, and protruding buds set to become leaves in coming weeks or months.
—Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 12 Sep. 2024
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Verb
Productivity and Content Creation Tests Our primary overall benchmark, UL's PCMark 10, puts a system through its paces in productivity apps ranging from web browsing to word processing and spreadsheet work.
—PCMAG, 4 Mar. 2025
Try starting with the grocery section, browsing aisles of fresh produce, bakery items, ready-to-bake meals, and frozen goods.
—Amanda Eiden, Miami Herald, 3 Mar. 2025
Noun
Typically, deer browse on branches less than 1 inch in diameter.
—Luke Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Nov. 2024
Here’s How to Grow an Easy Mushroom Food Plot
Trees, Shrubs, and Weeds
In fall, winter, and early spring, the browse category is mostly described as woody objects, such leaves, twigs, and protruding buds set to become leaves in coming weeks or months.
—Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 12 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for browse
Verb
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The doctor was grazed by a bullet, and the nurse, the custodian and the two wounded officers were hospitalized in stable condition, Barker said.—
John Bacon,
USA TODAY,
24 Feb. 2025
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Listen to this article A woman sleeping in her Bronx apartment was grazed in the forehead by a stray bullet fired through her ceiling, police said Monday.—
Rocco Parascandola,
New York Daily News,
24 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Read Next Florida Knife attack was in progress as deputies peeked in home, Florida cops say.—
Mark Price,
Miami Herald,
3 Mar. 2025
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When another American vessel spotted a periscope peeking out of the waves nearby, the Ward and its 115 sailors — at least 85 of whom were St. Paulites — motored over to investigate.—
Nick Woltman,
Twin Cities,
23 Feb. 2025
Noun
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What to do with the CAC score The result of the scan can help people take charge of their cardiac conditions, experts say.—
Melissa Rudy,
Fox News,
28 Feb. 2025
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The human radiologist will still read the scan and make the final diagnosis.—
Paul Hsieh,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
Verb
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The Always-On display is bright and easy to glance at, while the double-tap gesture makes controlling it effortless, even when your hands are full.—
Juhi Wadia,
PCMAG,
7 Mar. 2025
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As Glenn and Zelenskyy exchanged barbs on the subject, C-SPAN's footage captured Rubio looking around sharply, before training his gaze directly ahead and glancing sideways at the presidents.—
Kinsey Crowley,
USA TODAY,
3 Mar. 2025
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“Browse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/browse. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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