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as in glancing
to take a quick or hasty look
browsed through the stacks looking for interesting books
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Recent Examples of browsing
The convenience of having high-quality lenses fast and a flawless journey from browsing to owning is all part of the convenience that many online eyewear retailers offer today.
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K.h. Koehler,
USA Today,
2 July 2026
While browsing the thrift store, look for colorful quilts, blankets, or tablecloths to anchor your spread and provide a dry, comfortable place to sit while enjoying the outdoors.
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Olivia McIntosh,
Martha Stewart,
1 July 2026
Consumers no longer discover brands only through search ads, visiting stores or browsing social media.
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Al Sefati,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
When everyone is streaming, browsing and video calling at the same time, the network slows to a crawl and your video quality pays the price.
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Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
30 June 2026
These makers are much more reticent about the risks of blurring the once fine line between browsing sites and asking a large language model a question or instructing it to take potentially sensitive actions.
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Dan Goodin,
ArsTechnica,
30 June 2026
Spend an afternoon browsing the boutiques on Magazine Street.
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Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
30 June 2026
Intel Wildcat Lake Productivity and Content Creation Tests Our primary overall benchmark, UL's PCMark 10, puts a system through its paces in productivity apps ranging from web browsing to word processing and spreadsheet work.
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Matthew Buzzi,
PC Magazine,
29 June 2026
On Thursday afternoon, the store’s location in Overland Park was full of people sorting through produce, browsing Mediterranean spices, leaning over display cases filled with fresh pastries, and picking out halal candies.
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Jenna Ebbers,
Kansas City Star,
27 June 2026
K.h. Koehler,
USA Today,
2 July 2026
While browsing the thrift store, look for colorful quilts, blankets, or tablecloths to anchor your spread and provide a dry, comfortable place to sit while enjoying the outdoors.
—
Olivia McIntosh,
Martha Stewart,
1 July 2026
Consumers no longer discover brands only through search ads, visiting stores or browsing social media.
—
Al Sefati,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
When everyone is streaming, browsing and video calling at the same time, the network slows to a crawl and your video quality pays the price.
—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
30 June 2026
These makers are much more reticent about the risks of blurring the once fine line between browsing sites and asking a large language model a question or instructing it to take potentially sensitive actions.
—
Dan Goodin,
ArsTechnica,
30 June 2026
Spend an afternoon browsing the boutiques on Magazine Street.
—
Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
30 June 2026
Intel Wildcat Lake Productivity and Content Creation Tests Our primary overall benchmark, UL's PCMark 10, puts a system through its paces in productivity apps ranging from web browsing to word processing and spreadsheet work.
—
Matthew Buzzi,
PC Magazine,
29 June 2026
On Thursday afternoon, the store’s location in Overland Park was full of people sorting through produce, browsing Mediterranean spices, leaning over display cases filled with fresh pastries, and picking out halal candies.
—
Jenna Ebbers,
Kansas City Star,
27 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for browsing
Verb
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Hitting just below the knee or grazing the shin, the midi strikes the ideal balance of everyday ease and effortless polish.
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For midi- or maxidresses, cropped jackets that cinch the waist or floor-grazing hemlines that highlight an outfit's length both elevate your outfit.
Verb
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DiMarco asked the woman to his left, both glancing up at the screen.
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Ramin Rezaeian's beautiful cross from the right found Mohammad Mohebbi all alone in the box, and his glancing header to the far post has knotted things up yet again.
Verb
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Choose to hike as part of a group or privately, add a bonfire, go foraging, or drink wine on your hike.
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Several of the incidents took place in the mountains, with some people injured while out foraging for wild plants and vegetables.
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But by about an hour before, the sun had started peeking through.
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As the episode ends, the gray skies are burning off and the sun is peeking out on a world that Rhaenyra will struggle to bear.
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“Browsing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/browsing. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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