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as in to peek
to take a quick or hasty look
browsed through the stacks looking for interesting books
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Recent Examples of browse
Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 20 Feb. 2025
With trackers becoming more aggressive and websites selling user data at record rates, AdGuard works in the background to block invisible trackers, stopping companies from collecting your browsing habits.
—New Atlas, 18 Feb. 2025
Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 12 Sep. 2024
With a predilection for anything mid-century, Recycling Retro in Woolwich is a must-stop for a quick browse.
—Jacqueline Dole, Travel + Leisure, 11 Sep. 2024
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Verb
In contrast, consider hinge-cutting (and don’t spray) trees deer like to browse on.
—Noun
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Trees, Shrubs, and Weeds
In fall, winter, and early spring, the browse category is mostly described as woody objects, such leaves, twigs, and protruding buds set to become leaves in coming weeks or months.
—Recent Examples of Synonyms for browse
Verb
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But the men survived, one suffering a shot to the shoulder and the other grazed by a bullet.—
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One person was shot in the left shoulder; the other grazed in their forearm.—
Verb
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Gutfeld has shown up in sneakers, a white T-shirt peeking out from a pullover sweater.—
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Truong makes a strong case for it and goes minimal with thin French tips and daisies peeking out on the corners of each nail for singer Ella Mai.—
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In November 2023, the pontiff underwent a CT scan of his lungs due to flu-like symptoms, Vatican News reported.—
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On the surface, that could sound like a quick scan of a Wikipedia page.—
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During the encounter, the bride glanced over to the guests with a suspicious looks on their faces.—
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The man came into the bedroom, buttoning his jeans, and glanced quickly at his mother.—
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“Browse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/browse. Accessed 2 Mar. 2025.
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