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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
That last jab now reads as more of a promise than a prediction.
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Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 15 Oct. 2025
Every fragrance reads like an olfactory postcard, capturing landscapes, cities, and moments in time through intricate scent pyramids.
—Michael Stefanov, Robb Report, 14 Oct. 2025
And the writing itself reads less like a textbook and more like a witty friend guiding you over your shoulder.
—Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025
Each body graph, which reads like a report card, is broken down into multiple sections.
—Julia Ries Wexler, SELF, 14 Oct. 2025
When the door opened, the man, who is the woman’s boyfriend, opened fire, hitting Leatherwood in the arm, the report reads.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 14 Oct. 2025
The insurance business, the report reads, had revenue up 21% year-over-year.
—Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 13 Oct. 2025
Pregame reads As always, Justin Williams counts down to the top 10 games of the week, Manny Navarro makes his Oddly Specific Predictions and our staff makes picks against the spread.
—The Athletic College Football Staff, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
The song, instead, reads as a reflection of Swift’s desire to be universally liked.
—Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 8 Oct. 2025
Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 15 Oct. 2025
Every fragrance reads like an olfactory postcard, capturing landscapes, cities, and moments in time through intricate scent pyramids.
—Michael Stefanov, Robb Report, 14 Oct. 2025
And the writing itself reads less like a textbook and more like a witty friend guiding you over your shoulder.
—Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025
Each body graph, which reads like a report card, is broken down into multiple sections.
—Julia Ries Wexler, SELF, 14 Oct. 2025
When the door opened, the man, who is the woman’s boyfriend, opened fire, hitting Leatherwood in the arm, the report reads.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 14 Oct. 2025
The insurance business, the report reads, had revenue up 21% year-over-year.
—Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 13 Oct. 2025
Pregame reads As always, Justin Williams counts down to the top 10 games of the week, Manny Navarro makes his Oddly Specific Predictions and our staff makes picks against the spread.
—The Athletic College Football Staff, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
The song, instead, reads as a reflection of Swift’s desire to be universally liked.
—Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 8 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reads
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The technology scans the entire genome for single nucleotide polymorphisms, or SNPs—the spots where one person’s genome might have a T, while another’s has a C—for associations with human behaviors.—
Eric Turkheimer,
The Atlantic,
13 Oct. 2025
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The software scans for visible firearms and sends an alert whenever a potential threat appears.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
29 Sep. 2025
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TalentSmart found that emotional intelligence predicts up to 58 percent of job performance.—
Elan Gepner-Dales,
Rolling Stone,
17 Oct. 2025
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Niccol envisions Starbucks' app evolving to use AI that predicts and prepares orders based on customers’ location and previous ordering habits.—
Ben Kelly,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Oct. 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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But even that skims past a lot of interesting stuff.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
19 Oct. 2025
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The modal-cotton blend is supersoft yet not see-through, and the slim cut skims the body for a flattering fit.—
Brigitt Earley,
Glamour,
10 Oct. 2025
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Also fired was much of the agency’s human resources staff; its entire Washington office, which communicates with Congress; and its ethics office, which reviews conflicts of interest for CDC leaders and advisory committee members.—
Erika Edwards,
NBC news,
16 Oct. 2025
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Neither John Glenn Columbus International Airport nor Rickenbacker International Airport are showing the video while the Columbus Regional Airport Authority's legal team reviews it.—
Kaycee Sloan,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
15 Oct. 2025
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“Reads.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reads. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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