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as in peeks
to take a quick or hasty look
browsed through the stacks looking for interesting books
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Recent Examples of browses
Judy Berman, Time, 5 Nov. 2025
ChatGPT writes apps, plans trips and browses the web on users’ behalf.
—Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2025
And Perplexity’s Comet fully embraces the idea of a browser that browses for you.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
Verb
Lee is in his bookstore, reading Walter Tevis’ novel The Man Who Fell to Earth, as Dale (Tim Blake Nelson) browses the shelves.
—Judy Berman, Time, 5 Nov. 2025
ChatGPT writes apps, plans trips and browses the web on users’ behalf.
—Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2025
And Perplexity’s Comet fully embraces the idea of a browser that browses for you.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for browses
Verb
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Yara Shahidi’s delicate coils pop with the lightly layered cut that grazes her shoulders.—
Ariel Wodarcyk,
InStyle,
7 Apr. 2026
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An American Bison grazes in fields on the Southern Plains Land Trust Heartland Ranch Nature Preserve on September 23, 2022 near Lamar, Colorado.—
Christa Swanson,
CBS News,
22 Mar. 2026
Verb
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At some point, Silva peeks into the bushes and orders Garcia several times to come out with his hands up and to stop touching his bags.—
Ruben Vives,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Apr. 2026
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Laura's Homemade pasta and happy hour specials stand out at Laura's, a favorite sunset spot with a waterfront dining room that peeks over the waves in Port Elizabeth.—
Carley Rojas Avila,
Travel + Leisure,
22 Apr. 2026
Noun
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So far, the metastases in his spine have significantly reduced, according to the scans.—
Lexi Lane,
PEOPLE,
25 Apr. 2026
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Guests can book private Thai boxing sessions or personal trainers for one-on-one workouts and InBody scans.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Suddenly Bieber was dancing around, trading fun glances with his fellow-artists, finally gesturing toward the usually obvious fact that a concert might also be an uncomplicatedly good time.—
Vinson Cunningham,
New Yorker,
18 Apr. 2026
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Driver monitoring systems, designed to detect distracted drivers, were also ineffective in allowing for off-road glances to go unnoticed, the NTSB found.—
Alexandra Skores,
CNN Money,
31 Mar. 2026
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“Browses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/browses. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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