Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for skimming (through)
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More than six years had passed since Capote, looking for a quick non-fiction project to earn some cash, had run across a wire-service story from Kansas while scanning the back pages of The New York Times.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 Jan. 2026 -
While scanning the shoreline, the helicopter crew discovered a man who matched the missing surfer's description and was stranded on rocks outside of Surfer's Beach.—
Emily Mae Czachor,
CBS News,
12 Jan. 2026
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And so Africans used surfing to understand how to ride waves ashore in these surf canoes.—
Outside Online,
Outside Online,
27 Aug. 2025
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Below, keep perusing through Martha Stewart’s beauty routine.—
Tamim Alnuweiri,
InStyle,
10 Jan. 2026
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Re-signing Bellinger would make Domínguez or Jones expendable with the Yankees also perusing the trade market for starting pitchers.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
9 Jan. 2026
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“Skimming (through).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skimming%20%28through%29. Accessed 16 Jan. 2026.
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