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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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The young girl is reading at a 12th-grade level and mastering math concepts such as fractions, decimals and even exponents.—
Jasmine Viel,
CBS News,
28 Mar. 2026
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With read and write speeds of up to 535MB and 350MB, respectively, this SSD is ideal for the typical PC build.—
George Yang,
PC Magazine,
28 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Back then, the home dressmaker and fabric aficionado could skim the racks quickly and rather easily spot quality, 100% wool skirts made by companies such as Pendleton Woolen Mills of Oregon and the Minnesota Woolen Company of Duluth.—
Molly Guthrey,
Twin Cities,
22 Mar. 2026
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The action sequences, specifically those involving the spaceship skimming the upper atmosphere of a distant planet, are breathtaking in scope.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
21 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Visitors can scan a QR code and see the players come to life.—
Rina Nakano,
CBS News,
25 Mar. 2026
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Ballots were sorted into separate precinct boxes rather than a single box, and vote-scanning machines were not used at polling locations, as the Democrats did.—
Claire Osborn,
Austin American Statesman,
24 Mar. 2026
Verb
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At the hotel Wednesday afternoon, the main stage was still being set up as guests perused convention hall booths featuring political and media groups.—
Rachel Royster,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
25 Mar. 2026
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Because let’s face it, perusing shelves and scrolling online for the right products sometimes feels like a chore.—
Grace McCarty,
Glamour,
18 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Perennial grasses carpet the landscape, allowing livestock to browse year-round.—
Shi En Kim,
AZCentral.com,
26 Mar. 2026
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Dozens of bargain hunters stopped by on the first day of the sale Thursday, browsing items from the hotel's 250 guest rooms and common areas.—
Madeleine Wright,
CBS News,
26 Mar. 2026
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“Speed-read.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/speed-read. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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