speed-reading

verb

Definition of speed-readingnext
present participle of speed-read
as in reading

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for speed-reading
  1. reading
  2. scanning
  3. browsing
  4. skimming
  5. perusing
Verb
  • Now apply that to everything else that a student might do in an educational setting, from reading comprehension to reasoning to critical thinking to even making friends.
    — New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Keep reading for some helpful tips that make hiking with your dog fun and worry-free.
    — Madeline Gunderson, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of reading
Verb
  • Traders positioned watchmen along the shoreline, scanning the horizon for incoming vessels.
    — Brian Lund, Encyclopedia Britannica, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Within hours of an employee scanning my driver’s license, a high-resolution scan of my ID was available for sale on the dark web.
    — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of scanning
Verb
  • The CleanWeb tool blocks ads, trackers, and malware, which may also help speed up your download and browsing speeds.
    — StackCommerce Team, PC Magazine, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Still, Netflix collected granular information about subscriber activity on its platform, the lawsuit says, including searches, pauses, rewatches, browsing and scrolling behavior and device information.
    — Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of browsing
Verb
  • Johnson has recently taken her brunette hair a few shades darker for fall, the richer color worn loose around her shoulders with her trademark brow-skimming bangs.
    — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Such a scheme typically involves skimming money from investments while continuing to pay returns using new investor money, until the incoming funds can’t keep up with commitments.
    — Jeff Quackenbush, Mercury News, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of skimming
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  • Weekends at the shop are busy, bustling with customers perusing cases of vintage jewelry and exploring showrooms of furniture.
    — Evgenia Anastasakos, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2026
  • While perusing pictures of Schumacher in the late ’90s and early 2000s, Leclerc was style-struck.
    — Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of perusing
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“Speed-reading.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/speed-reading. Accessed 12 Sep. 2026.

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