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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
Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 3 Feb. 2026
With this in mind, Grindr will turn off its explore and roam features, which will make it so no one outside the Village will be able to browse or message users inside.
—Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 3 Feb. 2026
Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 15 Jan. 2026
While imposing from the outside, their magnificent jewel-box innards are worth a browse—a superb, rather opulent retreat from the midday sun.
—Rosalyn Wikeley, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Jan. 2026
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Verb
Data brokers collect and sell details like your name, address, phone number and browsing behavior.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 3 Feb. 2026
With this in mind, Grindr will turn off its explore and roam features, which will make it so no one outside the Village will be able to browse or message users inside.
—Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 3 Feb. 2026
Noun
Select a partner using the finder or browse list.
—Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 15 Jan. 2026
While imposing from the outside, their magnificent jewel-box innards are worth a browse—a superb, rather opulent retreat from the midday sun.
—Rosalyn Wikeley, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for browse
Verb
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The sun highlighted the red in her hair and peeked in the corner of the photo.—
Danielle Minnetian,
FOXNews.com,
10 Feb. 2026
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Bring back to a simmer and cook, without peeking, for 5 minutes or so.—
Holly Riordan,
Better Homes & Gardens,
9 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Jamarrien Monroe’s 18-month-old son, Jhacari Monroe, was grazed in the leg.—
Emerson Clarridge
Updated February 9,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
10 Feb. 2026
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The tip of his tongue was grazing her ear now, teasing it with dampness.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 Feb. 2026
Noun
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By performing frequent, autonomous inventory scans, the drones provide operators with near real-time visibility into pallet locations and dwell times.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Feb. 2026
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Later that month, a scan showed her tumors were decreasing in size.—
Tracy Wright,
FOXNews.com,
10 Feb. 2026
Verb
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For much of the New Deal legislation passed, the executive branch drafted the legislation and sent it to Congress, which approved it after glancing at it — or not looking at all, Yoo said.—
Mikayla Bunnell,
Hartford Courant,
3 Feb. 2026
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The space weather center warns that the material could bring possible glancing influences that could cause weak power grid fluctuations.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
3 Feb. 2026
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“Browse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/browse. Accessed 13 Feb. 2026.
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