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surfing

verb

Definition of surfing

present participle of surf

as in scanning

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Recent Examples of surfing When establishing criteria for purposes of the state surfing reserve designation, factors such as wave quality and consistency, surf culture and history, and environmental characteristics, and management priorities will be important. — Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 7 Apr. 2026 And so Africans used surfing to understand how to ride waves ashore in these surf canoes. — Outside Online, 27 Aug. 2025

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Advanced the implementation of body-scanning technology at York Correctional Institution and Manson Youth Institution.

— Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 15 Sep. 2026
The South Korean tech giant recently upgraded its Smart Switch feature, allowing iPhone users to transfer data to a Galaxy device wirelessly by simply scanning a QR code, without installing the Smart Switch app on their iPhone.

— Jenny Lee, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of scanning

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Younger customers are finding clothes through creator videos, livestreams and social feeds where browsing and checkout happen in the same window.

— Ashley Lynch, Charlotte Observer, 16 Sep. 2026
Instead of typing into a search bar or browsing a store’s site, Gen Z and millennial shoppers are increasingly discovering fashion through creators, styling videos and the social content already filling their feeds.

— Ashley Lynch, Sacbee.com, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of browsing

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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
Start by perusing the retailer's selection of plaid pieces, a must-have for a complete fall wardrobe.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of perusing

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In 2023, Newsom signed legislation removing California’s restrictions on cruising and stripping local governments of the ability to enact bans based on repeatedly driving through an area.

— ABC News, ABC News, 19 Sep. 2026
Though the culture never disappeared since the heyday of cruising in the 1980s and 1990s, interest in lowriding has surged in recent years.

— Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of cruising

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