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Recent Examples of Synonyms for skimmed (through)
scanned
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With the exception of air travel, Americans have not previously had their faces routinely scanned by the government.—
Matt Lavietes,
NBC news,
6 Feb. 2026 -
Then one held his cellphone inches from Martinez’s face and scanned his features, capturing the shape of his eyes, the curves of his lips, the exact quadrants of his cheeks.—
Garance Burke,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Skimmed (through).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skimmed%20%28through%29. Accessed 11 Feb. 2026.
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