as in to read
to go over and mentally take in the content of
perused the manuscript, checking for grammatical errors
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Recent Examples of peruse
The event also features Archive CLT, which is providing books, literature and other artifacts about Black fashion that attendees can peruse.
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Lisa Vernon Sparks, Charlotte Observer, 30 Apr. 2025
Visitors can participate in an educational tour, take a workshop, and peruse the loft gift shop.
—Lauren Breedlove, AFAR Media, 10 Apr. 2025
Moms will be greeted with a mimosa or bellini as while perusing the menu with starters like tuna tartare with avocado and yuzu ponzu, or kong Island Sound oysters with a passion fruit mignonette.
—Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025
Read on to peruse the discounts on indoor and outdoor area rugs now.
—Clara McMahon, People.com, 21 Apr. 2025
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Lisa Vernon Sparks, Charlotte Observer, 30 Apr. 2025
Visitors can participate in an educational tour, take a workshop, and peruse the loft gift shop.
—Lauren Breedlove, AFAR Media, 10 Apr. 2025
Moms will be greeted with a mimosa or bellini as while perusing the menu with starters like tuna tartare with avocado and yuzu ponzu, or kong Island Sound oysters with a passion fruit mignonette.
—Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025
Read on to peruse the discounts on indoor and outdoor area rugs now.
—Clara McMahon, People.com, 21 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for peruse
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The founding team actively reads customer reviews, emails, and support requests to guide product development.—
Nia Bowers,
USA Today,
20 May 2025
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This issue is a great use case for AI to address by setting up a responder to read and reply using one of a series of templates the customer defines.—
Jeff Catlin,
Forbes.com,
19 May 2025
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“Peruse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peruse. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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