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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
At the other extreme, Zankov turned argyle into a mix of color and geometry that reads maximalism at its best.
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Minty Mellon, Vogue, 24 Sep. 2025
The agent reads the instruction, applies the price change, mirrors the text, and updates counts in near real time across Amazon, Shopify, Etsy, WooCommerce, and others.
—Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 23 Sep. 2025
The rich texture instantly reads fall—plush, warm, and a little retro—while still being versatile enough to wear with just about anything.
—Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 23 Sep. 2025
That test soon divides matter, even for a far from sensitive ear, into what reads well & what reads tamely, haltingly, jerkily, lopsidedly, top-heavily, or otherwise badly.
—Ben Yagoda, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
There is low probability that widespread hazardous weather will occur during the rest of the week, the statement reads.
—Bebe Hodges, Cincinnati Enquirer, 22 Sep. 2025
These are paired with the Meta Neural Band—a wristband that, according to Meta, reads your muscle activity to control the glasses.
—PC Magazine, 21 Sep. 2025
National Hispanic Heritage Month falls at the perfect time for catching up on all the summer fantasy romance reads before Halloween swoops in to give us the shivers.
—Lia Amador, PEOPLE, 20 Sep. 2025
Lenett’s origin story reads like a mirror to what many modern consumers want.
—Simon Mainwaring, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Minty Mellon, Vogue, 24 Sep. 2025
The agent reads the instruction, applies the price change, mirrors the text, and updates counts in near real time across Amazon, Shopify, Etsy, WooCommerce, and others.
—Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 23 Sep. 2025
The rich texture instantly reads fall—plush, warm, and a little retro—while still being versatile enough to wear with just about anything.
—Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 23 Sep. 2025
That test soon divides matter, even for a far from sensitive ear, into what reads well & what reads tamely, haltingly, jerkily, lopsidedly, top-heavily, or otherwise badly.
—Ben Yagoda, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
There is low probability that widespread hazardous weather will occur during the rest of the week, the statement reads.
—Bebe Hodges, Cincinnati Enquirer, 22 Sep. 2025
These are paired with the Meta Neural Band—a wristband that, according to Meta, reads your muscle activity to control the glasses.
—PC Magazine, 21 Sep. 2025
National Hispanic Heritage Month falls at the perfect time for catching up on all the summer fantasy romance reads before Halloween swoops in to give us the shivers.
—Lia Amador, PEOPLE, 20 Sep. 2025
Lenett’s origin story reads like a mirror to what many modern consumers want.
—Simon Mainwaring, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reads
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Webroot Essentials launches almost three times faster, scans six times faster, and takes up 33 times less space than top competitors.—
PCMag BrandX for Webroot,
PC Magazine,
23 Sep. 2025
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Another uses expense software that scans receipts and categorizes them automatically.—
Brandon Kochkodin,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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The current forecast predicts the storm will move into the central and northwestern Bahamas through the weekend.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
26 Sep. 2025
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The Old Farmer's Almanac predicts a warmer-than-normal fall with below-average rainfall for Tennessee.—
Diana Leyva,
Nashville Tennessean,
25 Sep. 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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This silk dress from Reformation has an elegant, flowy silhouette that skims the top of your toes.—
Bianca Kratky,
Glamour,
25 Sep. 2025
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The White House announcement followed the August publication of a research paper that reviews 46 studies on acetaminophen use during pregnancy, eight of which were focused on the link between acetaminophen and autism.—
Claire Bugos,
Verywell Health,
25 Sep. 2025
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First, host Ashley Haas celebrates the Eagles' game-winning kick-six to finish off a huge comeback win over the Rams and reviews the other memorable field goal blocks and makes across the league.—
Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Sep. 2025
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“Reads.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reads. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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