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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
PCMAG, 25 Mar. 2025
To browse more spring dress styles from the Draper James sale, check out the rest of our picks below.
—Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 20 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
Productivity, Content Creation, and AI Tests 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.
—PCMAG, 25 Mar. 2025
To browse more spring dress styles from the Draper James sale, check out the rest of our picks below.
—Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 20 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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Verb
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Once complete, my fingertips grazed my cold, naked scalp.—
Christina Fang,
Travel + Leisure,
6 Apr. 2025
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However, Davidson didn’t find Luenell’s decision to graze his leg to be a laughing matter.—
Stephanie Wenger,
People.com,
28 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Afterward, peek through the windows into Kahan Art Space, a small art gallery down the block that closes at 6, or read a few more chapters on a bench at the charmingly rundown neighborhood park, Klauzal Square.—
Evan Rail,
New York Times,
27 Mar. 2025
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Her baby hairs were wet and lived-in, peeking out of her scarf and sitting on what’s left of her blush.—
India Espy-Jones,
Essence,
20 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Even though PET scans are the current gold standard of analyzing someone's degree of Alzheimer's, the scans themselves can be costly and not widely available except in population centers with advanced medical facilities.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
3 Apr. 2025
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The researchers also used MRI scans to study functional connectivity, which shows how regions of the brain communicate with one another.—
Tom Gavin,
EverydayHealth.com,
2 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Ben de la Cruz/NPR When the WhatsApp message popped up, Dr. Jean Kaseya glanced at it and dismissed it.—
Gabrielle Emanuel,
NPR,
31 Mar. 2025
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Verbeek nervously glanced at her mother, who shrugged.—
Adam Iscoe,
New Yorker,
31 Mar. 2025
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“Browse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/browse. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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