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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
Melissa Repko, CNBC, 8 Apr. 2025
Even a quick browse through her diaries can tell you what the weather was like in North Dakota at just about any point over the last nine decades.
—Renée Onque, CNBC, 25 Feb. 2025
Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
While browsing the agency's website, Kelly spotted a little girl with spina bifida.
—Analisa Novak, CBS News, 14 July 2025
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Verb
Walmart+ drives e-commerce boom A shopper browses near the poultry section at a Walmart in Rosemead, California on December 19, 2024.
—Melissa Repko, CNBC, 8 Apr. 2025
Even a quick browse through her diaries can tell you what the weather was like in North Dakota at just about any point over the last nine decades.
—Renée Onque, CNBC, 25 Feb. 2025
Noun
Just browsing now, former #1 The Old Guard 2 is down to #5 while past contenders have fallen away entirely.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
While browsing the agency's website, Kelly spotted a little girl with spina bifida.
—Analisa Novak, CBS News, 14 July 2025
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Verb
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When the moon sits in the darkest part of Earth’s shadow, the sun’s rays peek out from behind the moon and give it a reddish hue, according to London’s Natural History Museum.—
Gina Park,
CNN Money,
9 July 2025
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But the tree was perfectly elegant, its green boughs peeking above the low-slung roof covered in traditional gray clay tiles.—
Thessaly La Force,
Travel + Leisure,
4 July 2025
Verb
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The sublime mountain range is contoured by fields of orange trees, olive and almond groves, and wineries abundant with Malvasia and Syrah grapes, while native goats graze along the rugged terrain.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
21 July 2025
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In another photograph, a man prostrates on the ground during prayer, the edge of his kaffiyeh grazing the soil beneath him in a gesture of devotion.—
M. Z. Adnan,
New Yorker,
20 July 2025
Noun
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Rodriguez, however, was diagnosed with a fractured pelvis after being taken to hospital for scans.—
Jacob Whitehead,
New York Times,
24 July 2025
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Mellencamp explained that since her highest-stage melanoma didn't exceed a Stage 1 diagnosis, doctors chose not to go through with a full-body scan.—
Lori A Bashian,
FOXNews.com,
23 July 2025
Verb
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Younger fans and those who only glance at the cover will not be able to pick up the subtle satirical message Carpenter is claiming to convey.—
Melissa A. Wheeler,
Forbes.com,
30 July 2025
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Troopers spotted damage that looked like a glancing impact from a projectile below the front passenger door window.—
Rick Sobey,
Boston Herald,
28 July 2025
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“Browse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/browse. Accessed 2 Aug. 2025.
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