GLANCING (AT) Synonyms: 11 Similar and Opposite Words

glancing (at)

verb

Definition of glancing (at)

present participle of glance (at)

as in looking over

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scanning

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Video later released by police showed the shooter walking inside and scanning the open gift shop.

— Mark Dee August 14, Idaho Statesman, 14 Aug. 2026
Today’s robots build a picture of the world by scanning their surroundings and stitching pixels together into a map.

— Noelle Harff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of scanning

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