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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
In addition to food, guests browsed traditional apparel, jewelry and accessories.
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Eva Remijan-Toba, Chicago Tribune, 1 Feb. 2026
After the talk, attendees browsed eight types of sustainable materials used by McCartney.
—Violet Goldstone, Footwear News, 1 Feb. 2026
Customers browsed through shelves and flipped pages.
—Zara Amaechi, Dallas Morning News, 24 Jan. 2026
Many parents browsed the aisles after finishing the project.
—Melissa Repko, CNBC, 22 Jan. 2026
Players and spectators browsed through 25 raffle baskets donated by local businesses, and had 15 silent auction items to bid on.
—Stephanie Ogilvie, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Nov. 2025
Designers, students, and crafty types browsed the textile retailer’s three floors for supplies and inspiration.
—Jeremy Rellosa, Curbed, 20 Nov. 2025
Scores from the 2024-25 Forward Exam can be browsed online by district.
—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
Eva Remijan-Toba, Chicago Tribune, 1 Feb. 2026
After the talk, attendees browsed eight types of sustainable materials used by McCartney.
—Violet Goldstone, Footwear News, 1 Feb. 2026
Customers browsed through shelves and flipped pages.
—Zara Amaechi, Dallas Morning News, 24 Jan. 2026
Many parents browsed the aisles after finishing the project.
—Melissa Repko, CNBC, 22 Jan. 2026
Players and spectators browsed through 25 raffle baskets donated by local businesses, and had 15 silent auction items to bid on.
—Stephanie Ogilvie, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Nov. 2025
Designers, students, and crafty types browsed the textile retailer’s three floors for supplies and inspiration.
—Jeremy Rellosa, Curbed, 20 Nov. 2025
Scores from the 2024-25 Forward Exam can be browsed online by district.
—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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During the shootout, the 71-year-old sleeping man who was sleeping nearby in his home was grazed in the arm by one of the bullets.—
Matt Schooley,
CBS News,
29 Mar. 2026
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One of the teens was grazed by a bullet on his face, while the other was struck in his left hand, police said.—
Kerry Burke,
New York Daily News,
27 Mar. 2026
Verb
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For the occasion, my mother had put on her Balenciaga, a black dress with two wide shoulder straps, a firm bodice, a full skirt that ended a few inches above the ankles, and the illusion of an underskirt supplied by a band of taffeta ruffles, also black, that peeked out from beneath the hem.—
Han Ong,
New Yorker,
15 Mar. 2026
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Singer, rapper, and actress Shayna McHale (also known as Junglepussy) peeked out from under a single luminous, face-framing curl, which gathered above her graphite gown’s swooping ruffled details.—
Ariel Wodarcyk,
InStyle,
15 Mar. 2026
Verb
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By contrast, the first Stars’ power play was brief, as Robertson fired a shot that glanced off Wild defenseman Jake Middleton and over the line for a 1-0 Dallas lead after the first period.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
21 Mar. 2026
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Yet DeSantis and legislative leaders haven’t even glanced in the direction of meaningful changes that would require Florida’s wealthiest corporations to pay their fair share, and reduce the burden on the struggling class of workers who make this state’s economy hum.—
Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 Mar. 2026
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“Browsed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/browsed. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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