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as in scans
to go over and mentally take in the content of
he always reads the newspaper in the morning as he eats breakfast
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as in predicts
to tell of or describe beforehand
the psychic claimed to be able to read his future
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Recent Examples of reads
Your friend’s response reads as pretty extreme in this context.
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Eric Thomas, Sun Sentinel, 19 Apr. 2026
In fact, a long-standing NFL rule reads that a game, regardless of regulation or overtime, cannot end on a defensive penalty.
—Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 Apr. 2026
As Bastian reads, a boy named Atreyu (Noah Hathaway), while pursued by a green-eyed creature called G’mork (Alan Oppenheimer), is dispatched by the Childlike Empress (Tami Stronach) to find the cure for the mysterious nothingness enveloping the kingdom.
—David Faris, TheWeek, 16 Apr. 2026
This press release reads like a call to arms.
—Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 16 Apr. 2026
The result is a roster that reads more like a shopping list than a litter of cats — and animal lovers online are eating it up.
—Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 16 Apr. 2026
Long before a child reads a single word in school, their brain is already wired to process speech.
—Marc Augustin, STAT, 16 Apr. 2026
Smart glasses capture what's in front of the user, the motion-tracking suit reads their posture in real time, and the AI processes all of that to generate movement instructions tailored to the specific moment.
—Omar Kardoudi
april 13, New Atlas, 13 Apr. 2026
Her Instagram, the Sailing Hookers, reads like a running log of that life.
—Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 12 Apr. 2026
Eric Thomas, Sun Sentinel, 19 Apr. 2026
In fact, a long-standing NFL rule reads that a game, regardless of regulation or overtime, cannot end on a defensive penalty.
—Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 Apr. 2026
As Bastian reads, a boy named Atreyu (Noah Hathaway), while pursued by a green-eyed creature called G’mork (Alan Oppenheimer), is dispatched by the Childlike Empress (Tami Stronach) to find the cure for the mysterious nothingness enveloping the kingdom.
—David Faris, TheWeek, 16 Apr. 2026
This press release reads like a call to arms.
—Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 16 Apr. 2026
The result is a roster that reads more like a shopping list than a litter of cats — and animal lovers online are eating it up.
—Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 16 Apr. 2026
Long before a child reads a single word in school, their brain is already wired to process speech.
—Marc Augustin, STAT, 16 Apr. 2026
Smart glasses capture what's in front of the user, the motion-tracking suit reads their posture in real time, and the AI processes all of that to generate movement instructions tailored to the specific moment.
—Omar Kardoudi
april 13, New Atlas, 13 Apr. 2026
Her Instagram, the Sailing Hookers, reads like a running log of that life.
—Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 12 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reads
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Somewhere off the coast of Massachusetts, a small team of volunteers scans the Atlantic Ocean every single day — not with satellites, not with tracking chips, but with their own eyes, binoculars and drones.—
Hanna Wickes,
Kansas City Star,
6 Apr. 2026
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The model scans 10-by-10-meter squares of land to determine whether poppies are present by their telltale orange color.—
Lila Seidman,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Mar. 2026
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Xcel predicts the need for power will grow at the same time that its coal plants are being retired to make the transition to more renewable energy.—
Judith Kohler,
Denver Post,
21 Apr. 2026
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The show follows a group of exiles led by mathematician Hari Seldon (Jared Harris), who predicts the fall of the world's ruling empire.—
Emily Blackwood,
PEOPLE,
21 Apr. 2026
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In an episode 4 scene, Sadie Sink's Max peruses through Vecna's memories, seeing a younger Joyce passing out flyers for the school play Oklahoma, which is a big plot point in the ST stage play.—
Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
20 Dec. 2025
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King peruses several cookbooks before settling on Richard Olney’s Lulu’s Provencal Table.—
Elizabeth Wellington,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
8 Aug. 2025
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Many are nothing more than tiny dots of color that a distracted eye skims right over.—
Alissa Greenberg,
Mercury News,
13 Apr. 2026
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Its wide neckline elegantly skims your décolleté, too.—
Sian Babish,
PEOPLE,
11 Apr. 2026
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Meanwhile, while Burger King reviews surveillance video to try to identify the person responsible, the community has taken matters into its own hands.—
Ashley Paul,
CBS News,
13 Apr. 2026
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This session reviews the numerous public agencies with jurisdiction over people’s lives and highlights opportunities to get involved.—
News Release,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Apr. 2026
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