as in reading
to go over and mentally take in the content of
perused the manuscript, checking for grammatical errors
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Recent Examples of perusing
Art aficionados can spend hours perusing countless galleries, while foodies can feast on incredibly fresh local cuisine.
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Meghan Palmer, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Feb. 2026
After perusing the museum, walk across the street for a visit to Snoopy’s Home Ice, aka the Redwood Empire Ice Arena.
—Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 9 Feb. 2026
Below, keep perusing through Martha Stewart’s beauty routine.
—Tamim Alnuweiri, InStyle, 10 Jan. 2026
Re-signing Bellinger would make Domínguez or Jones expendable with the Yankees also perusing the trade market for starting pitchers.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 9 Jan. 2026
And perusing it with binoculars during totality is an amazing sight; the surface can appear brownish or even bloodred, depending on your local atmospheric conditions.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 8 Jan. 2026
That’s what we’re used to at this time when perusing League Pass.
—Zach Harper, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
The starters who sat out and cheered from the bench, including Aaron Gordon, who sat at his locker room stall perusing the box score afterward with a proud smile.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 6 Jan. 2026
The first four episodes of season 5, branded as Volume 1, showed Max (Sadie Sink) perusing Vecna's memories from 1959 Hawkins, which is the setting of the stage play.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Dec. 2025
Meghan Palmer, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Feb. 2026
After perusing the museum, walk across the street for a visit to Snoopy’s Home Ice, aka the Redwood Empire Ice Arena.
—Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 9 Feb. 2026
Below, keep perusing through Martha Stewart’s beauty routine.
—Tamim Alnuweiri, InStyle, 10 Jan. 2026
Re-signing Bellinger would make Domínguez or Jones expendable with the Yankees also perusing the trade market for starting pitchers.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 9 Jan. 2026
And perusing it with binoculars during totality is an amazing sight; the surface can appear brownish or even bloodred, depending on your local atmospheric conditions.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 8 Jan. 2026
That’s what we’re used to at this time when perusing League Pass.
—Zach Harper, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
The starters who sat out and cheered from the bench, including Aaron Gordon, who sat at his locker room stall perusing the box score afterward with a proud smile.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 6 Jan. 2026
The first four episodes of season 5, branded as Volume 1, showed Max (Sadie Sink) perusing Vecna's memories from 1959 Hawkins, which is the setting of the stage play.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for perusing
reading
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Keep reading for a delightful mix of the past and present.—
Alex Sales,
Glamour,
14 Feb. 2026
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Keep reading to see which whiskeys made the top 10.—
Melinda Salchert,
Southern Living,
14 Feb. 2026
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“Perusing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perusing. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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