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as in to graze
to feed on grass or herbs cows browsing in fields are a common sight along that stretch of the road

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noun

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Verb
The event includes a donation bar with beer and wine, plus the chance to browse and buy original artwork. Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Apr. 2025 For now, there’s no option to browse the web or send messages from 35,000 feet. Scott Campbell, Travel + Leisure, 6 Apr. 2025
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Typically, deer browse on branches less than 1 inch in diameter. Luke Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Nov. 2024 Here’s How to Grow an Easy Mushroom Food Plot Trees, Shrubs, and Weeds In fall, winter, and early spring, the browse category is mostly described as woody objects, such leaves, twigs, and protruding buds set to become leaves in coming weeks or months. Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 12 Sep. 2024 See All Example Sentences for browse
Recent Examples of Synonyms for browse
Verb
  • The stepbrother was shot in the leg while the father’s arm was grazed.
    Liam Quinn, People.com, 16 Apr. 2025
  • Nearly all the materials used to build the lodge were sourced locally: pine harvested sustainably from the surrounding forests, wool sheared from the sheep that graze in the pastures outside, stone from nearby quarries.
    Jeff Chu, Travel + Leisure, 13 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Then, to my astonishment, two slender blue-white streaks appeared, faintly at first, then slightly brighter, like a pair of angel wings peeking through some wondrous celestial realm.
    Blane Bachelor, AFAR Media, 9 Apr. 2025
  • Its original formula peeks in at the misbehavior of mostly white American characters set loose on vacation spots that allow for the display of modern-day colonialism — first Hawaii, then Italy, and now Thailand.
    Armond White, National Review, 9 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • But the scans allowed Windholz and his colleagues to see that these hollow cavities inside the vertebrate were connected to the outside through cortical openings called foramina.
    Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 19 Apr. 2025
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging, MRI scans Purpose: MRIs are scans that can create detailed images of the internal structures of the body, including organs, bones, muscles and blood vessels, according to Johns Hopkins Medicine.
    Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 18 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • After Fernando Redondo’s glancing header gave Miami a 2-1 lead in the 61st minute, Miami were awarded a penalty kick after LAFC defender Marlon handled the ball in the 84th minute.
    Felipe Cardenas, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2025
  • Whelan smiled and thanked her, then glanced at his phone.
    Quinn Klinefelter, NPR, 10 Apr. 2025

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“Browse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/browse. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.

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