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to go over and mentally take in the content of
perused the manuscript, checking for grammatical errors
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Recent Examples of perused
At the hotel Wednesday afternoon, the main stage was still being set up as guests perused convention hall booths featuring political and media groups.
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Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Mar. 2026
My previous mock draft can be perused here.
—Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Mar. 2026
Hitler’s personal copy of History of the Expedition, the narrative of the tragic Wegener venture, can be perused in the rare-book collection at the Library of Congress among the 1,200 or so remnant volumes from Hitler’s private library.
—Timothy W. Ryback, The Atlantic, 19 Feb. 2026
Cocktails in hand, attendees perused Calder’s Circus at 100, Grace Rosario Perkins’ Circles, Spokes, Zigzags, Rivers exhibit, and Ken Ohara’s Contacts.
—Gaby Keiderling, Vogue, 28 Jan. 2026
As the couple perused the 3,662-square-foot lodge and its adjacent guest cottages, the mother of five began to imagine family getaways spent enjoying dinner around a large antique kitchen table, playing games by the fire, and waking up early to fly fish on the river out back.
—Michael Gioia, Architectural Digest, 23 Dec. 2025
Guests perused the library and adjoining galleries while enjoying cocktails and a fun card game of chance.
—Roxanne Robinson, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Other shoppers perused a display of traditional sake casks or purchased T-shirts celebrating neighborhood artisans—paper-makers; a bakery specializing in melonpan, a crispy sweet bun—as drum-and-flute music from Asakusa’s annual festival played over the sound system.
—Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
Guests perused the breathtaking space designed by French architect Laura Gonzales, who gave the space a modern Art-Nouveau.
—Roxanne Robinson, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025
Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Mar. 2026
My previous mock draft can be perused here.
—Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Mar. 2026
Hitler’s personal copy of History of the Expedition, the narrative of the tragic Wegener venture, can be perused in the rare-book collection at the Library of Congress among the 1,200 or so remnant volumes from Hitler’s private library.
—Timothy W. Ryback, The Atlantic, 19 Feb. 2026
Cocktails in hand, attendees perused Calder’s Circus at 100, Grace Rosario Perkins’ Circles, Spokes, Zigzags, Rivers exhibit, and Ken Ohara’s Contacts.
—Gaby Keiderling, Vogue, 28 Jan. 2026
As the couple perused the 3,662-square-foot lodge and its adjacent guest cottages, the mother of five began to imagine family getaways spent enjoying dinner around a large antique kitchen table, playing games by the fire, and waking up early to fly fish on the river out back.
—Michael Gioia, Architectural Digest, 23 Dec. 2025
Guests perused the library and adjoining galleries while enjoying cocktails and a fun card game of chance.
—Roxanne Robinson, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Other shoppers perused a display of traditional sake casks or purchased T-shirts celebrating neighborhood artisans—paper-makers; a bakery specializing in melonpan, a crispy sweet bun—as drum-and-flute music from Asakusa’s annual festival played over the sound system.
—Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
Guests perused the breathtaking space designed by French architect Laura Gonzales, who gave the space a modern Art-Nouveau.
—Roxanne Robinson, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for perused
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Then be sure to read our guide to photographing shooting stars, along with our picks of the best cameras and lenses for imaging the night sky in 2026.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
2 May 2026
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The idea was then taken up by other Scottish scholars, including James Frazer, whose widely read compendium The Golden Bough (1890) attempted to establish cross-cultural parallels in mythology.—
Glenn Adamson,
Artforum,
2 May 2026
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Fulton County has also confirmed that some ballots were scanned multiple times during the recount.—
Dan Raby,
CBS News,
30 Apr. 2026
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The shelter encouraged people who find stray dogs to make other arrangements to find their owners, such as posting fliers or taking them to a veterinarian to be scanned for a microchip.—
Don Sweeney,
Sacbee.com,
28 Apr. 2026
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