surfed

verb

past tense of surf
as in scanned

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Recent Examples of surfed Kahanamoku first surfed Corona del Mar in 1914, before the surf break was destroyed by jetties in the ’30s, and became friends with the Vultee family, which had a home on the bluffs. — Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 3 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for surfed
  1. scanned
  2. perused
  3. browsed
  4. inspected
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  • The Fayetteville, North Carolina, superstar scanned the T-Mobile Center, pointing out a few contenders.
    — Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Receipts and job sheets can be scanned to import billing information, reducing manual data entry.
    — StackCommerce Team, PC Magazine, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of scanned
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  • Steele perused them on the regular, looking to pad his newsletter.
    — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Several Ghana flags waved proudly during the windy day as supporters perused the streets around the Sheraton.
    — PJ Green July 1, Kansas City Star, 2 July 2026
Definition of perused
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  • The inaugural Bugtopia expo drew thousands to the DoubleTree Hotel Sacramento on Saturday, where families browsed live tarantulas, pinned butterflies and workshops on how to pin insects.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 17 Aug. 2026
  • The rough texture of the leaves is a plus because the plant is rarely browsed by deer or eaten by rabbits.
    — Lauren David, Southern Living, 4 June 2026
Definition of browsed
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  • Jesús Méndez, his supervisor, inspected the boxes before they were loaded onto a truck with the tracking details.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 16 Aug. 2026
  • As a general industry guideline, tires should be inspected carefully after five years in service for hardening, cracks, cuts and flat spots.
    — John Paul Senior Manager Public Affairs And Traffic Safety Aaa Northeast, Hartford Courant, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of inspected

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