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to go over and mentally take in the content of
perused the manuscript, checking for grammatical errors
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Recent Examples of perused
Guests perused the library and adjoining galleries while enjoying cocktails and a fun card game of chance.
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Roxanne Robinson, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Other shoppers perused a display of traditional sake casks or purchased T-shirts celebrating neighborhood artisans—paper-makers; a bakery specializing in melonpan, a crispy sweet bun—as drum-and-flute music from Asakusa’s annual festival played over the sound system.
—Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
Guests perused the breathtaking space designed by French architect Laura Gonzales, who gave the space a modern Art-Nouveau.
—Roxanne Robinson, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025
Colorful family scrapbooks line the shelves, ready to be perused in one of the Lee Industries chairs.
—Elizabeth Stamp, Architectural Digest, 19 Mar. 2025
The Virginia resident perused the stores in Downtown Annapolis Friday while waiting for car repairs.
—Amanda Yeager, Baltimore Sun, 29 Nov. 2024
As part of the genealogy research process, investigators interviewed family members, looked through old news articles and perused court documents.
—Dalia Faheid, CNN, 24 Nov. 2024
Collins perused a bookseller’s selection in a textbook fall ’fit.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 1 Oct. 2024
Roxanne Robinson, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Other shoppers perused a display of traditional sake casks or purchased T-shirts celebrating neighborhood artisans—paper-makers; a bakery specializing in melonpan, a crispy sweet bun—as drum-and-flute music from Asakusa’s annual festival played over the sound system.
—Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
Guests perused the breathtaking space designed by French architect Laura Gonzales, who gave the space a modern Art-Nouveau.
—Roxanne Robinson, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025
Colorful family scrapbooks line the shelves, ready to be perused in one of the Lee Industries chairs.
—Elizabeth Stamp, Architectural Digest, 19 Mar. 2025
The Virginia resident perused the stores in Downtown Annapolis Friday while waiting for car repairs.
—Amanda Yeager, Baltimore Sun, 29 Nov. 2024
As part of the genealogy research process, investigators interviewed family members, looked through old news articles and perused court documents.
—Dalia Faheid, CNN, 24 Nov. 2024
Collins perused a bookseller’s selection in a textbook fall ’fit.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 1 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for perused
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The brand said in April 2021 that encrypted password information was also included within the leak, but the encryption keys to read those passwords weren’t accessed.—
James Peckham,
PC Magazine,
6 Oct. 2025
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Banned Books Week is a movement that celebrates the freedom to read, while drawing attention to censorship of literature in libraries, schools and bookstores.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
5 Oct. 2025
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Two innings later, after third baseman Manny Machado drew a leadoff walk against Boyd, Merrill scanned the scoreboard and the situation.—
Dennis Lin,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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It will be required for all non-EU nationals heading to Europe for a short stay, but the fingerprints of children below 12 years old will not be scanned.—
Michael Cappetta,
Travel + Leisure,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Perused.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perused. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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