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as in glancing
to take a quick or hasty look
browsed through the stacks looking for interesting books
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Recent Examples of browsing
The gameplay, for one, doesn’t actually revolve around browsing.
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David Sims, The Atlantic, 31 Mar. 2026
The records are kept in clear plastic sleeves in neat browsing racks that extend up, down and across the shop.
—Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 30 Mar. 2026
According to the account, the uncomfortable atmosphere escalated while browsing the jewelry section.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
The service operates across more than 900 servers in 100+ locations, offering flexibility for browsing, streaming, and file sharing.
—Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 29 Mar. 2026
For many streamers, adaptations have become pillars of content, so much so that the platforms offer book adaptations as one of their browsing categories.
—Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 29 Mar. 2026
More consumers are delegating purchases to agents, fewer are manually browsing websites, and the first real agent-to-agent networks will appear, where agents learn from each other’s successful transactions to make better recommendations.
—Aviv Shamny, Fortune, 29 Mar. 2026
Dozens of bargain hunters stopped by on the first day of the sale Thursday, browsing items from the hotel's 250 guest rooms and common areas.
—Madeleine Wright, CBS News, 26 Mar. 2026
Otherwise, consider the more posh neighborhoods of Chelsea and Kensington—ideal for leisurely days spent browsing boutiques and art galleries or strolling over to Notting Hill for coffee and craft bakeries.
—Katharine Sohn, Architectural Digest, 20 Mar. 2026
David Sims, The Atlantic, 31 Mar. 2026
The records are kept in clear plastic sleeves in neat browsing racks that extend up, down and across the shop.
—Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 30 Mar. 2026
According to the account, the uncomfortable atmosphere escalated while browsing the jewelry section.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
The service operates across more than 900 servers in 100+ locations, offering flexibility for browsing, streaming, and file sharing.
—Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 29 Mar. 2026
For many streamers, adaptations have become pillars of content, so much so that the platforms offer book adaptations as one of their browsing categories.
—Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 29 Mar. 2026
More consumers are delegating purchases to agents, fewer are manually browsing websites, and the first real agent-to-agent networks will appear, where agents learn from each other’s successful transactions to make better recommendations.
—Aviv Shamny, Fortune, 29 Mar. 2026
Dozens of bargain hunters stopped by on the first day of the sale Thursday, browsing items from the hotel's 250 guest rooms and common areas.
—Madeleine Wright, CBS News, 26 Mar. 2026
Otherwise, consider the more posh neighborhoods of Chelsea and Kensington—ideal for leisurely days spent browsing boutiques and art galleries or strolling over to Notting Hill for coffee and craft bakeries.
—Katharine Sohn, Architectural Digest, 20 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for browsing
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These crustaceans, worms, fish, and others keep their home clean by grazing on the algae that encrusts seagrass leaves.—
David George Haskell,
Big Think,
27 Mar. 2026
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The first was in June of last year, when a young burro was found grazing with an arrow in her side along Pigeon Pass Road in Moreno Valley, according to information DonkeyLand posted on Facebook.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Mar. 2026
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The pup can be seen glancing around his kennel with teary eyes, appearing scared and confused.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Mar. 2026
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Fattahi keeps glancing at his phone.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
30 Mar. 2026
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But don't let that scare you off foraging completely.—
Elle Meyers,
CBS News,
17 Mar. 2026
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This may help raccoons more easily identify edible and non-edible objects, especially when foraging in streams.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
16 Mar. 2026
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Calle, who is now 72, is known for peeking into the intimate lives of others.—
Elisa Wouk Almino
Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Apr. 2026
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Who knows if, in this upside-down world that currently weighs on her, the june bug can see the nearby corpse of another beetle, accidentally disemboweled by the home’s owner hours before, the white fat peeking out from her rear end like the materialization of her dying breath.—
María Ospina,
The Dial,
31 Mar. 2026
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