as in reads
to go over and mentally take in the content of
perused the manuscript, checking for grammatical errors
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Recent Examples of peruses
King peruses several cookbooks before settling on Richard Olney’s Lulu’s Provencal Table.
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Elizabeth Wellington, Bon Appetit Magazine, 8 Aug. 2025
Elizabeth Wellington, Bon Appetit Magazine, 8 Aug. 2025
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reads
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Passmore reads from Black Arms To Hold You Up.—
Fiction Non Fiction,
Literary Hub,
23 Oct. 2025
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The book reads more like a letter left behind to the next generation, one with many ideas and few real solutions.—
Grace Byron,
New Yorker,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Peruses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peruses. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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