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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
Caroline Ritzie, Cincinnati Enquirer, 7 Jan. 2026
Keep browsing for discounts on other product categories as well, including sweaters, coats, tops, skirts, and more.
—Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 7 Jan. 2026
Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 31 July 2025
The teeth are different shapes depending upon whether an herbivore was eating a browse diet, which would be like leaves or shrubs, or a graze diet, which would be more like grass.
—Ari Daniel, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 June 2025
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Verb
Get ready for hunting season by browsing over 40 vendors selling a variety of goods for all your fishing and outdoor needs.
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And as forest managers started aerial re-seeding, even more animals were drawn in by all the fresh browse that sprung up.
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Verb
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The area was badly burned, but still Simpson noticed green sprouts peeking out of the ashy soil and from the branches of trees that the average passerby might assume were dead.—
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The barrage of sounds and effects is so overstimulating that trying to suss out whatever occasional folk signifiers peek through (a gamelan here, a pan-flute there) can leave you with egg on your face.—
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Regardless, Bell turned heads at the ceremony, stunning in a shimmery rose gold Ashi Studio Couture gown that featured a strapless neckline, corset bodice, peplum waist, and floor-grazing column skirt.—
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The victim said one of the bullets allegedly grazed his neck.—
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Marvel has publicly acknowledged that the studio's productions often scan actors' bodies, though the scans are generally only used for visual effects purposes rather than storing actors' likenesses for future projects.—
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Shawn Stoeffler's scan was not.—
Verb
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Stopped and glanced at the side garden on the way out.—
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Pam glances at her father, who will be eating turkey sandwiches and cornbread stuffing and roasted Brussels sprouts forever.—
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“Browse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/browse. Accessed 14 Jan. 2026.
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