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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
Katy Spratte Joyce, Midwest Living, 31 Mar. 2026
The records are kept in clear plastic sleeves in neat browsing racks that extend up, down and across the shop.
—Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 30 Mar. 2026
Kate Hardcastle, Forbes.com, 17 Jan. 2026
Select a partner using the finder or browse list.
—Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 15 Jan. 2026
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Verb
Consider a side trip to nearby Mineral Point, the most Cornish town in America, where there's a surprising collection of art galleries to browse and Cornish architecture to admire.
—Katy Spratte Joyce, Midwest Living, 31 Mar. 2026
The records are kept in clear plastic sleeves in neat browsing racks that extend up, down and across the shop.
—Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 30 Mar. 2026
Noun
The multi-brand browse moved online.
—Kate Hardcastle, Forbes.com, 17 Jan. 2026
Select a partner using the finder or browse list.
—Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 15 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for browse
Verb
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Bits of the building’s pink skin have started to peek out like spring blossoms on the construction site at 2nd and Olive.—
Classical Music Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Mar. 2026
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From the curb, 170 Benvenue is a darling Cape with four perfect little dormers peeking out of its roof, just below a stone chimney.—
Miriam Schwartz,
Boston Herald,
20 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The couple’s 3-year-old son was grazed in the back by the bullet that pierced Kaori’s skull, police and witnesses said.—
Emma Seiwell,
New York Daily News,
2 Apr. 2026
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Linda Oyinkoinyan Linda Oyinkoinyan described talking to Kaori's older brother, who was grazed in the back by shrapnel during the gun violence.—
Ali Bauman,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The price guarantee that Walgreens will post in its stores states that if a product worth more than $6 scans at a price higher than advertised, the company will provide the consumer with a $6 merchandise card, prosecutors said.—
Caelyn Pender,
Mercury News,
27 Mar. 2026
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Earlier genetic scans performed by other researchers had not detected this type of resistance in Anopheles darlingi, and neither did ours.—
Jacob A Tennessen,
The Conversation,
26 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Driver monitoring systems, designed to detect distracted drivers, were also ineffective in allowing for off-road glances to go unnoticed, the NTSB found.—
Alexandra Skores,
CNN Money,
31 Mar. 2026
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The pup can be seen glancing around his kennel with teary eyes, appearing scared and confused.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Mar. 2026
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“Browse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/browse. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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