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as in glancing
to take a quick or hasty look
browsed through the stacks looking for interesting books
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Recent Examples of browsing
Today, more than half the visitors browsing online stores are not human.
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Tanya Benedicto Klich, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
We, in collaboration with our partners, store and/or access information on a user's device, including but not limited to IP addresses, unique identifiers, and browsing data stored in cookies, in order to process personal data.
—Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 9 Sep. 2025
Our primary overall benchmark, UL's PCMark 10, puts a system through its paces in productivity apps ranging from web browsing to word processing and spreadsheet work.
—Matthew Buzzi, PC Magazine, 7 Sep. 2025
Video provided to Fox News Digital shows Westman entering the store and browsing different types of ammunition before looking at different kinds of firearms.
—Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2025
This plan is suitable for basic internet needs such as browsing, email and streaming.
—Roxanne Downer, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
Even if their browsing history is age-appropriate, check the time stamp on their texts and activities.
—Michael Maguire, Boston Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
In the new video, Westman, with hair pulled back in a ponytail and wearing a T-shirt, is seen browsing the firearms and, at one point, even hoisting a rifle and aiming it.
—ABC News, 2 Sep. 2025
The highlights of a stay here include the pre-dawn ritual of chanting from a wat (a Buddhist temple or monastery) or, in the evenings, browsing the high-energy night market.
—Jack Tydeman, Travel + Leisure, 1 Sep. 2025
Tanya Benedicto Klich, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
We, in collaboration with our partners, store and/or access information on a user's device, including but not limited to IP addresses, unique identifiers, and browsing data stored in cookies, in order to process personal data.
—Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 9 Sep. 2025
Our primary overall benchmark, UL's PCMark 10, puts a system through its paces in productivity apps ranging from web browsing to word processing and spreadsheet work.
—Matthew Buzzi, PC Magazine, 7 Sep. 2025
Video provided to Fox News Digital shows Westman entering the store and browsing different types of ammunition before looking at different kinds of firearms.
—Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2025
This plan is suitable for basic internet needs such as browsing, email and streaming.
—Roxanne Downer, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
Even if their browsing history is age-appropriate, check the time stamp on their texts and activities.
—Michael Maguire, Boston Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
In the new video, Westman, with hair pulled back in a ponytail and wearing a T-shirt, is seen browsing the firearms and, at one point, even hoisting a rifle and aiming it.
—ABC News, 2 Sep. 2025
The highlights of a stay here include the pre-dawn ritual of chanting from a wat (a Buddhist temple or monastery) or, in the evenings, browsing the high-energy night market.
—Jack Tydeman, Travel + Leisure, 1 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for browsing
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Most workshops can go on citing examples (and from each other’s writing, too, which is fun to do)―any perusal of course reading lists or an hour spent grazing the literature shelves of a bookstore yields numerous possible stories for discussion.—
Douglas Unger
August 29,
Literary Hub,
29 Aug. 2025
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Kardashian, 44, wore a head-turning lilac-gray gown designed with a high neckline, floor-grazing cape sleeves and a body-hugging silhouette that cinched her waist.—
Michelle Lee,
People.com,
28 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Standing by the couch, he's shown staring at the television screen in intrigue, before glancing back at his daughters watching the film.—
Soo Kim,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Sep. 2025
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Stylistically, these are bold choices, even if the film can feel too understated and glancing for its own good.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
1 Sep. 2025
Verb
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They’re spotted foraging on golf courses and even breeding in suburban wetlands near Chicago.—
Tom Langen,
The Conversation,
9 Sep. 2025
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Ant baits are effective because foraging workers take the food back to the nest and share so that everyone in the colony is exposed.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
7 Sep. 2025
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But Nvotová kept peeking behind closed doors.—
Marta Balaga,
Variety,
29 Aug. 2025
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They’re hidden in the background, just barely peeking out above the overflowing arrangements of roses.—
Sophia Beams,
Better Homes & Gardens,
26 Aug. 2025
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“Browsing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/browsing. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.
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