as in to peruse
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Recent Examples of surf
Gabrielle Gillette,
Mercury News,
23 June 2026
Love, as lead singer, quickly became the de facto face of the group, propelling them into the sunny stardom that would coalesce around their signature seaside sound and aesthetic, bringing California’s surf culture to global audiences.
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Drew Pittock,
USA Today,
22 June 2026
Claudia Alarcón,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
Figuring out technology for my dad at a young age well equipped me to surf the internet effortlessly.
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Ohanna Carrascoza,
CNBC,
1 May 2026
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Noun
Black Surf Santa Cruz holds year-round programs teaching people how to swim, surf and connect with the ocean.
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Gabrielle Gillette,
Mercury News,
23 June 2026
Love, as lead singer, quickly became the de facto face of the group, propelling them into the sunny stardom that would coalesce around their signature seaside sound and aesthetic, bringing California’s surf culture to global audiences.
—
Drew Pittock,
USA Today,
22 June 2026
Verb
That recalibration is the wave a new brand called All DÃa is trying to surf.
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Claudia Alarcón,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
Figuring out technology for my dad at a young age well equipped me to surf the internet effortlessly.
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Ohanna Carrascoza,
CNBC,
1 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for surf
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Los Angeles Fire Department crews ripped through 50-foot walls filled with foam insulation to get to the building’s steel skeleton and its storage racks.
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Reflective, multilayer shields will block the most heat, and ones with a thicker foam core will work much better than thin ones.
Verb
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Spend some time in the morning—with a cup of coffee in hand—strolling the streets to peruse the many galleries downtown within one mile of each other.
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There were no court schedules tacked up for the public to peruse.
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During high-stakes moments, a shrinking timer bar at the top of the screen forces you to quickly scan the room for an interactive object.
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By November 2025, Meta had launched a dedicated content protection tool that automatically scanned Facebook and Instagram for Reels sharing similar traits with a creator’s original uploads.
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Ahead, browse the six formulas that makeup artists and dermatologists recommend for minimizing pores, addressing discoloration, and more on aging skin.
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It can be customized with shortcuts for browsing websites and can be fully customized with shortcuts and macros without the need to install special software.
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The race was red-flagged, so crews could clean up the mess and inspect the barriers.
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In one Zooniverse project related to the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, volunteers will visually inspect and annotate 2D slitless spectroscopic images from the telescope to observe the redshift of millions of galaxies — the main method used for measuring the expansion of the universe.
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“Surf.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/surf. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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