Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for leafing (through)
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Coto entered contracts with companies run by himself and his associates before turning over control of the building over to the condo association, according to the suit.—
Catherine Odom
February 5,
Miami Herald,
5 Feb. 2026 -
Welke denied the defense motion since prosecutors agreed to arrange turning over the evidence but will seek a status update on March 24.—
Cristóbal Reyes,
The Orlando Sentinel,
5 Feb. 2026
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With the Sloan Digital Sky Survey, York then marshaled forces to create one single telescope that could map hundreds of millions of objects in the sky — a central telescope systematically scanning the sky, and then releasing massive quantities of data publicly available to any scientist.—
Bob Goldsborough,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Feb. 2026
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Facial recognition tools have also become widely available to law enforcement agencies across the country, but there was a time when they were largely used as investigative tools, using photos of individual suspects rather than proactively scanning people in the field.—
Matt Lavietes,
NBC news,
6 Feb. 2026
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Then, in 2024 Chamadia started reading about a new class of injectable drugs making headlines abroad.—
Ayushi Shah,
CNN Money,
8 Feb. 2026
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But while Bass has taken a political hit following the Palisades fire, Zev Yaroslavsky, a former Los Angeles County supervisor and longtime political observer, cautioned against reading too much into approval ratings in a crowded field.—
Teresa Liu,
Daily News,
7 Feb. 2026
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“Leafing (through).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leafing%20%28through%29. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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