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as in peeked
to take a quick or hasty look
browsed through the stacks looking for interesting books
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Recent Examples of browsed
Scores from the 2024-25 Forward Exam can be browsed online by district.
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Kayla Huynh, jsonline.com, 25 Sep. 2025
On a recent Tuesday afternoon, the brothers, wearing matching cherry-red-and-lime-green eyeglasses, browsed the pick-and-mix bins at Kändi, a Swedish-style sweets shop in Los Angeles.
—Hannah Goldfield, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
Kayla Huynh, jsonline.com, 25 Sep. 2025
On a recent Tuesday afternoon, the brothers, wearing matching cherry-red-and-lime-green eyeglasses, browsed the pick-and-mix bins at Kändi, a Swedish-style sweets shop in Los Angeles.
—Hannah Goldfield, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for browsed
Verb
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The dress also grazed the red carpet at the time, indicating that Roberts has since had the gown hemmed.—
Starr Bowenbank,
PEOPLE,
6 Oct. 2025
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In the distance, cows grazed on rolling meadows.—
Siobhan Reid,
Travel + Leisure,
4 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Although the blouse Queen Camilla wore couldn’t be seen, the ivory, ruffled cuffs of the piece peeked out from the long sleeves of the jacket.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
9 Oct. 2025
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The other ingredients covered much of the shellfish flavors, though a smoky umami profile peeked through even in portions without oyster chunks.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
20 Sep. 2025
Verb
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After a solid start to the season, Goodwin dropped two passes in one drive against Nebraska, one that ricocheted off of his pads and another that glanced off of his hands in the end zone.—
Austin Meek,
New York Times,
8 Oct. 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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“Browsed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/browsed. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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