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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
Payam Zamani’s story reads like the American dream—one that begins with his escape from religious persecution in Iran as a teenager and culminates, years later, with ringing the bell at NASDAQ.
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Jeff Fromm, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Powers shares details with us and reads from one of his favorite pieces – a description of Corben’s Men of War.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2025
Stone’s résumé already reads like the arc of an entire generation.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 30 Aug. 2025
Its clarity reads effortlessly as refinement.
—Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 30 Aug. 2025
As Cecil reads on, Lucy and George realize that the novel is borrowing heavily from their brief Italian encounter.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 29 Aug. 2025
The two never quite reconcile, and the director sends the actor a tough if honest email, which LaBeouf very openly reads to us after the shoot wraps.
—Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 28 Aug. 2025
Gabriel reads quicker and executed cleaner today.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 23 Aug. 2025
The note, shared to Reddit on August 16 by the shopper under u/idiot_parfait, reads like a personal reckoning.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Aug. 2025
Jeff Fromm, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Powers shares details with us and reads from one of his favorite pieces – a description of Corben’s Men of War.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2025
Stone’s résumé already reads like the arc of an entire generation.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 30 Aug. 2025
Its clarity reads effortlessly as refinement.
—Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 30 Aug. 2025
As Cecil reads on, Lucy and George realize that the novel is borrowing heavily from their brief Italian encounter.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 29 Aug. 2025
The two never quite reconcile, and the director sends the actor a tough if honest email, which LaBeouf very openly reads to us after the shoot wraps.
—Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 28 Aug. 2025
Gabriel reads quicker and executed cleaner today.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 23 Aug. 2025
The note, shared to Reddit on August 16 by the shopper under u/idiot_parfait, reads like a personal reckoning.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reads
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Insert a capsule, press a button, and marvel as the machine scans the barcode and adjusts its settings to the perfect temperature, brew time, and pressure setting for that drink.—
Mark Marino,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
29 Aug. 2025
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Zwicky, which scans the night sky with a wide-field camera, has a reputation for enabling astronomers to discover transients, or fleeting cosmic phenomena, such as quickly flaring and fading supernovas.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
22 Aug. 2025
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Casanova predicts more people will be embracing their natural grays as the weather cools.—
Audrey Noble,
Vogue,
5 Sep. 2025
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Hall predicts that if the case goes to trial, Spencer will take the stand in his own defense.—
Faith Karimi,
CNN Money,
4 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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The team consults the Urban Dictionary for meanings of less common terms and reviews an internal document of objectionable configurations.—
Angele Latham,
The Tennessean,
3 Sep. 2025
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This meeting comes as Washington reviews its force posture in Europe and prepares a new National Security Strategy.—
Sławomir Cenckiewicz,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Reads.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reads. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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