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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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But the call was overturned on replay because officials decided that the ball had grazed the hand of Charlotte’s Brandt Bronico, although that was very difficult to see even in slow motion.—
Scott Fowler
March 8,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Mar. 2026
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The head-turning piece featured a giant sheer mesh panel that bared her legs from her upper thighs to her knees, then fanning out into a sculptural layer of shredded black fabric that grazed the red carpet.—
Lara Walsh,
InStyle,
4 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Our next view comes courtesy of Time and Date and was taken as a small crescent of the lunar disk peeked out around the massive sweep of our planet's umbral shadow late into the partial phase.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
3 Mar. 2026
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Bess peeked over the counter and read the subtitle on the page.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Toronto captain Auston Matthews, who hit the post in the third period on a shot that glanced off Vasilevskiy, has now gone 11 games without scoring, and has just one goal in his last 15 games.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
7 Mar. 2026
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While the umpires awkwardly walked off the field, and while each side’s dugout glanced around for confirmation, the Surprise Stadium public address announcer made the call.—
Shawn McFarland,
Dallas Morning News,
4 Mar. 2026
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“Browsed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/browsed. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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