as in reads
to go over and mentally take in the content of
perused the manuscript, checking for grammatical errors
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Recent Examples of peruses
Crook peruses the crowds, picking his moments carefully.
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Rob Picheta,
CNN Money,
27 June 2026
Martha frequently grabs a bowl for serving dinner or peruses a favorite cookbook.
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Sarah Lyon,
Southern Living,
11 May 2026
In an episode 4 scene, Sadie Sink's Max peruses through Vecna's memories, seeing a younger Joyce passing out flyers for the school play Oklahoma, which is a big plot point in the ST stage play.
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Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
20 Dec. 2025
King peruses several cookbooks before settling on Richard Olney’s Lulu’s Provencal Table.
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Elizabeth Wellington,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
8 Aug. 2025
In the first episode of Turn of the Tide, a 2023 Netflix series set two decades prior in the Azorean working-class neighborhood of Rabo de Peixe, a young man peruses DVDs in a video rental store.
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Philip Sherburne,
Condé Nast Traveler,
17 Aug. 2024
Rob Picheta,
CNN Money,
27 June 2026
Martha frequently grabs a bowl for serving dinner or peruses a favorite cookbook.
—
Sarah Lyon,
Southern Living,
11 May 2026
In an episode 4 scene, Sadie Sink's Max peruses through Vecna's memories, seeing a younger Joyce passing out flyers for the school play Oklahoma, which is a big plot point in the ST stage play.
—
Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
20 Dec. 2025
King peruses several cookbooks before settling on Richard Olney’s Lulu’s Provencal Table.
—
Elizabeth Wellington,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
8 Aug. 2025
In the first episode of Turn of the Tide, a 2023 Netflix series set two decades prior in the Azorean working-class neighborhood of Rabo de Peixe, a young man peruses DVDs in a video rental store.
—
Philip Sherburne,
Condé Nast Traveler,
17 Aug. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for peruses
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The painful irony is that this retreat, invisible from the inside, reads as uncertainty from the outside.
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Its parent company is Taiheiyo Cement, a Japanese company that bought CalPortland in 1990, its website reads.
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“Peruses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peruses. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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