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as in to peek
to take a quick or hasty look
browsed through the stacks looking for interesting books
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Recent Examples of browse
Kristin Canning, SELF, 17 Mar. 2025
The feature, which Google is making available to regular Gemini users at no cost, can compile multi-page research reports in minutes after browsing hundreds of webpages.
—Britney Nguyen, Quartz, 13 Mar. 2025
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
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Verb
Find their guidance and browse some of our favorite, SELF Home Fitness Award-winning models below.
—Kristin Canning, SELF, 17 Mar. 2025
The feature, which Google is making available to regular Gemini users at no cost, can compile multi-page research reports in minutes after browsing hundreds of webpages.
—Britney Nguyen, Quartz, 13 Mar. 2025
Noun
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for browse
Verb
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As Senators sipped diet sodas and grazed on sandwiches, the Kentucky lawmaker went through a slide deck with charts and statistics in service of a bold proposal: come out against President Trump’s tariffs.—
Eric Cortellessa,
TIME,
18 Mar. 2025
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Memphis first responders at the house where a man said he was grazed by a bullet after his dog’s paw got stuck in the trigger.—
Marlene Lenthang,
NBC News,
13 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The only issue: Redness, discoloration, and acne scars can start to peek through by the time I’m done with my lunch break.—
Claire Sullivan,
Footwear News,
28 Mar. 2025
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Her go-to milky manicure peeking out from one jacket sleeve.—
Kara Nesvig,
Allure,
24 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Researchers collected brain scans, blood samples and hunger ratings before and several times after each drink.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Mar. 2025
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Head-to-pelvis imaging: This includes CT scans or MRIs that take pictures from the head down to the pelvis to look for injuries or abnormalities throughout the body that may have contributed to — or resulted from — the arrest.—
Jesse Pines,
Forbes.com,
26 Mar. 2025
Verb
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When the robber glanced away, Yuhr reached for the .45 Colt in his waistband and opened fire.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
17 Mar. 2025
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Since the lobby is sandwiched by glass walls front and back, passers-by who glance in from the sidewalk can see right through to the stage and the rows of blue theater seats.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
13 Mar. 2025
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“Browse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/browse. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.
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