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as in to scan
to go over and mentally take in the content of
he always reads the newspaper in the morning as he eats breakfast
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as in to predict
to tell of or describe beforehand
the psychic claimed to be able to read his future
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Recent Examples of read
As a result, the surface of the land and sea is an open book that anyone with an internet connection can read to the point where the embarrassing launch failure of a North Korean frigate is instantly world news instead of a vague rumor.
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David Szondy
may 31, New Atlas, 31 May 2025
The founding team actively reads customer reviews, emails, and support requests to guide product development.
—Nia Bowers, USA Today, 20 May 2025
This issue is a great use case for AI to address by setting up a responder to read and reply using one of a series of templates the customer defines.
—Jeff Catlin, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
Stargazers hoping to explore the lunar surface with a little extra magnification should read our guides on the best binocular and telescope deals available in 2025.
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 19 May 2025
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David Szondy
may 31, New Atlas, 31 May 2025
The founding team actively reads customer reviews, emails, and support requests to guide product development.
—Nia Bowers, USA Today, 20 May 2025
This issue is a great use case for AI to address by setting up a responder to read and reply using one of a series of templates the customer defines.
—Jeff Catlin, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
Stargazers hoping to explore the lunar surface with a little extra magnification should read our guides on the best binocular and telescope deals available in 2025.
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 19 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for read
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There’s a single 8-megapixel camera that, again, is acceptable at this tablet’s price point, but otherwise not a camera most would want to use for anything other than the most basic use (like maybe scanning documents).—
Ben Sin,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2025
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One couple was relieved to have made it out of their hearing without being detained -- but were still scanning the parking lot outside the courthouse, nervous that agents would approach them.—
Laura Romero,
ABC News,
4 June 2025
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Clean energy installations, including solar, will continue, if more slowly than previously predicted.—
Justin Worland,
Time,
13 June 2025
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Prices could further spike, however, if Iran targets Saudi Arabia’s oil supplies or creates shipping disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz, through which almost 25% of total global oil consumption flows, with some experts predicting $100 oil per barrel.—
Mathias Hammer,
semafor.com,
13 June 2025
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But save yourself some time perusing bottles at the liquor store, and go with the whiskey that was hand-selected by actor William H. Macy.—
Kevin Gray,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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Because this was once Frank Sinatra’s home, some of his memorabilia and the original recording studio remain to peruse.—
Kristine Hansen,
Architectural Digest,
10 June 2025
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The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
14 June 2025
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Partners have no control over or input into the reporting or editing process and do not review stories before publication.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
14 June 2025
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After reenacting the initial district court trial — in which Colvin, Browder, McDonald and Smith testified—the opera skims over the Supreme Court decision upholding the ruling.—
Hannah Edgar,
Chicago Tribune,
7 June 2025
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Baltimore Fire Chief James Wallace said crews deployed containment booms and began skimming the water almost immediately, working to isolate and extract the diesel fuel, which contains a red dye.—
Barney Henderson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 June 2025
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And though regrowing entire human limbs still seems like the distant stuff of science fiction, Monaghan said studying the signaling function of retinoic acid in these amphibians could help develop new human healing methods and gene therapies.—
Kameryn Griesser,
CNN Money,
12 June 2025
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Phillippe and Brubaker both attended the University of California, Berkeley Both Brubaker and Phillippe studied at the University of California, Berkeley, for their undergraduate degrees.—
Caroline Blair,
People.com,
12 June 2025
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“Read.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/read. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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