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Recent Examples of speed-read
Butler opened up some articles and speed-read like never before.
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Jay Glennie, Rolling Stone, 28 Oct. 2025
Jay Glennie, Rolling Stone, 28 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for speed-read
Verb
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After the couple handed Clarkson a paper with their vows and requested her to read it, the three-time Grammy Award winner joked that she wasn’t officially allowed to officiate.—
Ashley Hume,
FOXNews.com,
10 Nov. 2025
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Jae Towle Viera considers the unexpected effects of reading to their child.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Nov. 2025
Verb
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But the reader soon learns that Ma, who manages a homeless shelter, has for the past year been skimming donations for her own family as food grows scarcer in Kolkata.—
Tope Folarin,
The Atlantic,
8 Nov. 2025
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The four allegedly used a shell company and fake invoices to skim more than $1 million from donations.—
Kevin G. Hall,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Zwicky, which scans the night sky with a wide-field camera, has a reputation of enabling astronomers to discover transients or fleeting cosmic phenomena, such as quickly flaring supernovae.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 2025
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In addition to scanning airline and government websites about potential delays, travelers can investigate flight issues on popular social media sites.—
Michael Cappetta,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Head to that same site to peruse our full calendar of events.—
Caroline Ritzie,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
12 Nov. 2025
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Keep scrolling to peruse my affordable cashmere picks starting at $45.—
Izzy Baskette,
PEOPLE,
7 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Lee is in his bookstore, reading Walter Tevis’ novel The Man Who Fell to Earth, as Dale (Tim Blake Nelson) browses the shelves.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
5 Nov. 2025
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That digital gap is costly at a time when buyers are browsing and buying online more than ever.—
Ashley Lutz,
Fortune,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Speed-read.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/speed-read. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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