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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
Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 31 July 2025
The teeth are different shapes depending upon whether an herbivore was eating a browse diet, which would be like leaves or shrubs, or a graze diet, which would be more like grass.
—Ari Daniel, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 June 2025
Erica Browne Grivas, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Sep. 2025
We, in collaboration with our partners, store and/or access information on a user's device, including but not limited to IP addresses, unique identifiers, and browsing data stored in cookies, in order to process personal data.
—Matthew Strauss, Pitchfork, 26 Sep. 2025
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Verb
And as forest managers started aerial re-seeding, even more animals were drawn in by all the fresh browse that sprung up.
—Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 31 July 2025
The teeth are different shapes depending upon whether an herbivore was eating a browse diet, which would be like leaves or shrubs, or a graze diet, which would be more like grass.
—Ari Daniel, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 June 2025
Noun
These bulbs tend to be less enticing for both digging animals like squirrels, as well as deer and rabbits that may browse on the above-ground parts.
—Erica Browne Grivas, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Sep. 2025
We, in collaboration with our partners, store and/or access information on a user's device, including but not limited to IP addresses, unique identifiers, and browsing data stored in cookies, in order to process personal data.
—Matthew Strauss, Pitchfork, 26 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for browse
Verb
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Imagine the cotton sweatpants styled with the wool coat and V-neck sweater for a Sunday stroll, or a pop of red peeking out from underneath a leather or shearling jacket.—
Minty Mellon,
Vogue,
1 Oct. 2025
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America Ferrera attended a London screening of The Lost Bus in London in an oversized double-breasted red blazer with a black lacy top peeking through.—
Catherine Santino,
PEOPLE,
30 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The straighter hair revealed that Moore’s bangs featured longer, face-framing pieces that grazed her jawline.—
Starr Bowenbank,
PEOPLE,
26 Sep. 2025
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Reindeer moss, used as a mulch for containerized plants, is a fibrous chartreuse lichen grazed by caribou and reindeer in Arctic lands.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
26 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The radiologist recommended a follow-up mammogram and ultrasound, but neither scan showed anything abnormal (thanks to that polar bear effect).—
Jennie Durant,
Glamour,
1 Oct. 2025
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Travelers will soon be required to provide a fingerprint or face scan for entry to dozens of popular countries like France and Spain.—
Michael Cappetta,
Travel + Leisure,
30 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The parachutist, observing broad patterns and movements across vast stretches of space and time, might glance at Gardner’s photo and see a handful of white men deep in Indian Country.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Sep. 2025
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Jean glanced over at him, seated next to her on the pleather banquette, then away.—
David Wright Faladé,
New Yorker,
28 Sep. 2025
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“Browse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/browse. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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