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as in scans
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 predicts
to tell of or describe beforehand
the psychic claimed to be able to read his future
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Recent Examples of reads
Lenett’s origin story reads like a mirror to what many modern consumers want.
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Simon Mainwaring, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Gomez denied any physical contact with the custodian and asked to speak with an attorney before being taken into custody at a Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office in Doral, the affidavit reads.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 16 Sep. 2025
The subdivision was supposed to consist of single-family homes, with a contract written so that Foltz and his co-investors would not take on any debt, the lawsuit reads.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 16 Sep. 2025
Its founding team includes Pankaj Mishra, Mohsin Hamid, Nesrine Malik, Samanth Subramanian, and Suzy Hansen, with editing by Guardian long reads creator Jonathan Shainin.
—Ben Smith, semafor.com, 15 Sep. 2025
This bold release revives a 1930s fashion illustration featuring an image of a man on the street that reads more abstract when knotted.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 13 Sep. 2025
Her loves, her battles, and her relentless pursuit of recognition unfold against the birth of modern cinema, the show’s synopsis reads.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 10 Sep. 2025
The city’s fireworks code reads like a laundry list of excessive fines.
—The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 10 Sep. 2025
For three-quarters of its pages, the book reads like a paean to dope, a lyrical testament to the transcendent bliss of the first time using, and to the futile effort to recapture it.
—Scott Stossel, The Atlantic, 9 Sep. 2025
Simon Mainwaring, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Gomez denied any physical contact with the custodian and asked to speak with an attorney before being taken into custody at a Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office in Doral, the affidavit reads.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 16 Sep. 2025
The subdivision was supposed to consist of single-family homes, with a contract written so that Foltz and his co-investors would not take on any debt, the lawsuit reads.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 16 Sep. 2025
Its founding team includes Pankaj Mishra, Mohsin Hamid, Nesrine Malik, Samanth Subramanian, and Suzy Hansen, with editing by Guardian long reads creator Jonathan Shainin.
—Ben Smith, semafor.com, 15 Sep. 2025
This bold release revives a 1930s fashion illustration featuring an image of a man on the street that reads more abstract when knotted.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 13 Sep. 2025
Her loves, her battles, and her relentless pursuit of recognition unfold against the birth of modern cinema, the show’s synopsis reads.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 10 Sep. 2025
The city’s fireworks code reads like a laundry list of excessive fines.
—The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 10 Sep. 2025
For three-quarters of its pages, the book reads like a paean to dope, a lyrical testament to the transcendent bliss of the first time using, and to the futile effort to recapture it.
—Scott Stossel, The Atlantic, 9 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reads
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The small 20-inch (50-centimeter) search robot then quickly and efficiently scans the seabed.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
17 Sep. 2025
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On the plus side, Alphabet still scans as something of a bargain, especially within the context of big tech.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
15 Sep. 2025
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Vanguard predicts small-cap stocks will rise 5% to 7% annually over the next 10 years.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
19 Sep. 2025
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Wedbush Securities analyst Dan Ives predicts iPhone preorders will increase five to 10% compared to last year since the firm estimates 20% of global iPhone owners haven’t upgraded in the past four years.—
Lisa Eadicicco,
CNN Money,
19 Sep. 2025
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King peruses several cookbooks before settling on Richard Olney’s Lulu’s Provencal Table.—
Elizabeth Wellington,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
8 Aug. 2025
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Finally, a validator agent reviews the output for consistency, checks formatting and ensures nothing critical is missing before delivering the report to the legal team.—
Gopikrishnan Anilkumar,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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An AiP is a symbolic certification step in which a classification society reviews a new ship’s design or technology.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Reads.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reads. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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