speed-read

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Recent Examples of speed-read Butler opened up some articles and speed-read like never before. Jay Glennie, Rolling Stone, 28 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for speed-read
Verb
  • And her diary entries about her parenting stresses and postpartum issues were read aloud in court.
    Andi Babineau, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Ours can start as one page of a contract, on the least interesting sheet in the agreement, the one nobody reads aloud.
    Jason Snyder, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Similar to Fey’s vest, this style has a hip-skimming length and tailored construction that adds a dressy touch to tops, including boxy T-shirts.
    Rylee Johnston, PEOPLE, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Ab-baring crop tops are a sexy way to balance a floor-skimming hemline.
    Christina Perrier, InStyle, 30 July 2026
Verb
  • That model now carries about 90% of the workload in Microsoft’s vulnerability-scanning system.
    Jon Markman, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Inside, tiny screws whizzed along a production line as high-resolution cameras scanned them for microscopic problems.
    Evan Osnos, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Condé Nast Traveller described the Tolkien suite in a review of the hotel, highlighting the map of Middle Earth on the walls and a copy of The Hobbit left on the bedside table for guests to peruse.
    Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Whereas Aroma-Zone feels closer to a place of discovery with time to peruse and ponder.
    Kate Hardcastle, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Without question, it will be missed by shoppers who enjoyed browsing stores while savoring ice cream.
    Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Patrons can browse from a selection of more than 220 paintings, drawings, prints, mixed media and photographs, as well as sculptures and ceramics up to 10 inches.
    Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2026

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“Speed-read.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/speed-read. Accessed 10 Aug. 2026.

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