Thesaurus results for SPEED-READING

speed-reading

verb

Definition of speed-reading

present participle of speed-read

as in reading

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Tesla has also shown a thruster pressure gauge reading 5,500 PSI, alongside a boost-readiness indicator.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2026
A lot of Asian American people have this experience of reading in lit courses about predominantly white authors and characters and suddenly there’s Lee, who is remarkably legible as someone inside of his social milieu yet almost a unicorn.

— Jasmine Vojdani, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of reading

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Unusual states at edges The team examined its molecular assembly using a scanning tunneling microscope.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2026
Visit during opening hours to control the lights and playlist by scanning a QR code — and on Halloween play carnival games in the garage.

— Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2026

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Instead of discovering and browsing websites themselves, customers could delegate those tasks to Muse.

— Mia Osmonbekov, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026
Certain Chrome shopping features may also require additional browsing information or settings, including Make searches and browsing better.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of browsing

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This throw-on-and-go design from Grace Karin is a quintessential fall layering piece, with a classic crew neckline, a button-down closure, and a figure-skimming fit that isn’t overly bulky.

— Better Homes & Gardens, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Oct. 2026
Swipe-pay is vulnerable to theft because the magnetic stripe behind cards does a poor job of securing personal information, according to Scott Schober, the CEO of Berkeley Varitronics Systems who has invented several skimming detectors.

— Juliana Kim, NPR, 14 Oct. 2026

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Charmain Ware-Jason of Murphy’s and Sug After Dark Entering VinoTeca on a recent Wednesday evening felt more akin to mingling at a dinner party than perusing a wine shop.

— Lia Picard, AJC.com, 27 Sep. 2026
But few were perusing Skims’ wares, as everyone gathered near the entrance around a larger-than-life faux marble sculpture modeled after Greek statuary.

— Mary Wenthur, Footwear News, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of perusing

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