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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
Buckter guided her toward a palette where the colors relate to one another in a classic way, the kind that instantly reads as San Francisco.
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Itay Hod, CBS News, 6 Jan. 2026
Easy to dress up or down, this silhouette still reads polished, especially in a classic true-blue wash like this one.
—Belle Bakst, InStyle, 6 Jan. 2026
Assadi’s novels are lyrical and gorgeously original—this novel reads as poetry.
—Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Jan. 2026
And Pam reads everything in those few words.
—Allegra Goodman, New Yorker, 4 Jan. 2026
What were the table reads like for Volume 2 and the finale, just finally getting all those answers?
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 3 Jan. 2026
Bring to a boil over medium and cook, shaking the pan occasionally, until chicken is warmed through, a thermometer inserted in sausage reads 165°F, and sauce thickens slightly, about 6 minutes.
—Jasmine Smith, Southern Living, 2 Jan. 2026
Nestle the pork directly on the veggie bed and roast for up to 2 hours more, basting the veggies and pork every 20 minutes, until the internal temperature of the pork reads 165 degrees and the veggies are tender and golden.
—John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 31 Dec. 2025
The statement from Spirit reads that any passengers whose travel plans are affected by its exit from Phoenix will be contacted to notify them of their options, including receiving refunds.
—Michael Salerno, AZCentral.com, 5 Nov. 2025
Itay Hod, CBS News, 6 Jan. 2026
Easy to dress up or down, this silhouette still reads polished, especially in a classic true-blue wash like this one.
—Belle Bakst, InStyle, 6 Jan. 2026
Assadi’s novels are lyrical and gorgeously original—this novel reads as poetry.
—Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Jan. 2026
And Pam reads everything in those few words.
—Allegra Goodman, New Yorker, 4 Jan. 2026
What were the table reads like for Volume 2 and the finale, just finally getting all those answers?
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 3 Jan. 2026
Bring to a boil over medium and cook, shaking the pan occasionally, until chicken is warmed through, a thermometer inserted in sausage reads 165°F, and sauce thickens slightly, about 6 minutes.
—Jasmine Smith, Southern Living, 2 Jan. 2026
Nestle the pork directly on the veggie bed and roast for up to 2 hours more, basting the veggies and pork every 20 minutes, until the internal temperature of the pork reads 165 degrees and the veggies are tender and golden.
—John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 31 Dec. 2025
The statement from Spirit reads that any passengers whose travel plans are affected by its exit from Phoenix will be contacted to notify them of their options, including receiving refunds.
—Michael Salerno, AZCentral.com, 5 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reads
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The tool simply scans your bank account for on-time payments on things like your cell phone bill, utilities, subscriptions, rent and insurance, and adds those to your Experian credit report.—
Andreina Rodriguez,
CNBC,
27 Dec. 2025
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One of Crossfire’s drones scans the terrain and distinguishes between a burning pile of pallets and a small fire in a bin.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
24 Dec. 2025
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For now, Larry Hu, chief China economist at Macquarie, predicts home construction completions will fall by 12% in the year ahead, after a 17% drop last year.—
Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
9 Jan. 2026
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The National Weather Service predicts that the severe weather and tornado threat has ended for much of Oklahoma on Thursday, over Norman, Moore, Oklahoma City and Edmond, yet is not in the clear for cities east of the metro.—
Josh Kelly,
Oklahoman,
8 Jan. 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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The Netflix documentary, however, skims over the life stories of Wuornos' victims, focusing instead on telling the story from her perspective.—
Christina Coulter,
PEOPLE,
3 Nov. 2025
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There is voice-over used to info-dump about plot points that would otherwise be unclear, a lengthy montage that skims multiple days of the story, and an opening framing device that was clearly hastily crafted to try to justify why The Rats now comes after The Witcher season four, not before.—
Scott Meslow,
Vulture,
31 Oct. 2025
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The idea also comes as the Supreme Court reviews the legality of the president’s tariffs, many of which lower courts previously found unlawful, according to Business Insider.—
Bailey Richards,
PEOPLE,
9 Nov. 2025
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Pappas is chair of the Senate Capital Investment Committee, which reviews borrowing and funding proposals for large public projects.—
Alex Derosier,
Twin Cities,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Reads.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reads. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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