leafed (through)

verb

Definition of leafed (through)next
past tense of leaf (through)
as in thumbed (through)

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  1. turned over
  2. scanned
  3. read
Verb
  • Much of that team was turned over the following offseason after the Lakers acquired Anthony Davis.
    — Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 6 Nov. 2026
  • The second incident was reported to law enforcement, and the church turned over its records on the first case, but the local prosecutor did not pursue criminal charges.
    — John Hanna, Chicago Tribune, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of turned over
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  • Only one, when scanned by the animal control officers, had a microchip.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Voters in Westchester County, New York, reported experiencing problems getting their paper ballots scanned at polling sites.
    — Justin Papp,Caleigh Keating,Garrett Downs,Kevin Breuninger,Dan Mangan, CNBC, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of scanned
Verb
  • This summer, while going through masses of paper stacked all over George's duplex, Bob paused to read a Navy certificate.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Detectives reviewed surveillance footage from the 7-Eleven, where Blancas-Espinosa was seen pulling up to the pump bay and getting out of the car near the trash can by the fuel pump, the affidavit read.
    — Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Nov. 2026
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“Leafed (through).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leafed%20%28through%29. Accessed 9 Nov. 2026.

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