leafing (through)

Definition of leafing (through)next
present participle of leaf (through)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for leafing (through)
Verb
  • The complex project rolled on, the state turning over $61 million of the subsidy in May 2025 to cover dozens of pending property sales and demolitions.
    CBS News, CBS News, 27 Mar. 2026
  • Those leases were expiring, and the families could not afford to renew them, so Villanueva helped exhume the bodies, turning over the bones to a forensic pathologist who examined the remains and kept records for future use.
    Sheila Coronel, The Atlantic, 13 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Last month, cyber stocks fell after Anthropic announced a new code-scanning security tool to Claude.
    Samantha Subin, CNBC, 27 Mar. 2026
  • Psarras spends the majority of his time slinking through space, scanning the highly detailed living room of opulence for the next steps of Tony’s grisly plan (the varied set design, which includes some ingenious touches with translucent walls, is by Ron Gasparinetti) .
    David John Chávez, Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • The young girl is reading at a 12th-grade level and mastering math concepts such as fractions, decimals and even exponents.
    Jasmine Viel, CBS News, 28 Mar. 2026
  • In fact, his favorite part of school is reading, where his passion for books really shines.
    The Star, Kansas City Star, 28 Mar. 2026
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“Leafing (through).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leafing%20%28through%29. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.

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