as in reading
to go over and mentally take in the content of
perused the manuscript, checking for grammatical errors
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Recent Examples of perusing
Below, keep perusing through Martha Stewart’s beauty routine.
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Tamim Alnuweiri, InStyle, 31 May 2026
On Thursday evenings, the SLO farmers market pops up along Higuera Street, and perusing the 100-plus stalls here is a great way to experience the wealth of this agricultural region and feel like a local.
—Chelsee Lowe, Travel + Leisure, 25 May 2026
Take a cue from these stylish stars by perusing eight pairs of baggy jeans at Amazon from $22.
—Claire West, PEOPLE, 6 May 2026
Her activities of choice are perusing Pinterest and surfing YouTube Shorts—essentially a high-latency TikTok.
—Anna Wiener, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
When perusing closets, drawers, and jewelry boxes, look for items that are labeled or stamped.
—Nicole Letts, Southern Living, 28 Apr. 2026
Kids get into all sorts of things on the internet, but no parent wants young children perusing adult websites, so a number of US states and several countries have implemented age-verification laws that require websites to confirm that their visitors are not minors.
—Chloe Albanesius, PC Magazine, 18 Apr. 2026
When perusing our final list of the 101 best book club picks, my eyes popped.
—Brittany Levine Beckman, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026
Because let’s face it, perusing shelves and scrolling online for the right products sometimes feels like a chore.
—Grace McCarty, Glamour, 18 Mar. 2026
Tamim Alnuweiri, InStyle, 31 May 2026
On Thursday evenings, the SLO farmers market pops up along Higuera Street, and perusing the 100-plus stalls here is a great way to experience the wealth of this agricultural region and feel like a local.
—Chelsee Lowe, Travel + Leisure, 25 May 2026
Take a cue from these stylish stars by perusing eight pairs of baggy jeans at Amazon from $22.
—Claire West, PEOPLE, 6 May 2026
Her activities of choice are perusing Pinterest and surfing YouTube Shorts—essentially a high-latency TikTok.
—Anna Wiener, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
When perusing closets, drawers, and jewelry boxes, look for items that are labeled or stamped.
—Nicole Letts, Southern Living, 28 Apr. 2026
Kids get into all sorts of things on the internet, but no parent wants young children perusing adult websites, so a number of US states and several countries have implemented age-verification laws that require websites to confirm that their visitors are not minors.
—Chloe Albanesius, PC Magazine, 18 Apr. 2026
When perusing our final list of the 101 best book club picks, my eyes popped.
—Brittany Levine Beckman, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026
Because let’s face it, perusing shelves and scrolling online for the right products sometimes feels like a chore.
—Grace McCarty, Glamour, 18 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for perusing
reading
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Policymakers and lawmakers are worried that AI reading emotions and trying to gauge mental states is an endangerment to the public.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2026
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School Board member Adam Cervera, who has been particularly critical of Ajayi, posted a scathing response on social media after reading the tax collector’s news release.—
Scott Travis,
Sun Sentinel,
30 May 2026
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“Perusing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perusing. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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