skimming (through)

verb

Definition of skimming (through)next
present participle of skim (through)
as in thumbing (through)

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  1. scanning
  2. surfing
  3. perusing
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  • The investigators use tools such as X‑ray fluorescence spectrometry, scanning electron microscopy and laser ablation mass spectrometry.
    — Gabriela Sa Pessoa, Fortune, 24 July 2026
  • The 17-story-tall South Hangar was built in 1942 to house blimps patrolling the West Coast during World War II, scanning for Japanese submarines.
    — Mona Darwish, Oc Register, 24 July 2026
Definition of scanning
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  • When establishing criteria for purposes of the state surfing reserve designation, factors such as wave quality and consistency, surf culture and history, and environmental characteristics, and management priorities will be important.
    — Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 7 Apr. 2026
  • And so Africans used surfing to understand how to ride waves ashore in these surf canoes.
    — Outside Online, Outside Online, 27 Aug. 2025
Definition of surfing
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  • Makeup Deals As a makeup connoisseur, perusing pages of beauty products was hardly a grueling task.
    — Izzy Baskette, PEOPLE, 23 July 2026
  • Some users such as Courey are also perusing the platform to buy, sell and lease farmland.
    — Lizzie Kane July 18, Sacbee.com, 18 July 2026
Definition of perusing
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“Skimming (through).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skimming%20%28through%29. Accessed 30 Jul. 2026.

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