as in to peruse
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Recent Examples of surf
Ally Jaksen, Outside, 4 Nov. 2025
What To Know The NWS Portland office has issued a beach hazards statement and high surf advisory for the region, citing a risk of sneaker waves, large waves and hazardous surf conditions.
—Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Oct. 2025
AFAR Media, 25 Oct. 2025
From open ocean shallows where dolphins surf the waves to quiet estuaries perfect for teaching calves to hunt, Folly offers an ideal year-round playground.
—Alexandra Emanuelli, Southern Living, 18 Sep. 2025
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Noun
With its easy access to the Pacific Ocean, the city serves up an abundance of opportunities to surf and paraglide.
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The beach community of Oceanside is an excellent place to learn how to surf with a private lesson alongside the pier.
—Recent Examples of Synonyms for surf
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Strain gently into a coupe or cocktail glass, express a lemon peel over the top and discard (for aroma), and decorate the foam with drops of angostura bitters (for visuals).—
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All right, buckle up, grab your foam finger, clear your throat and crank up the Lynyrd Skynyrd.—
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Head to that same site to peruse our full calendar of events.—
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The starters who sat out and cheered from the bench, including Aaron Gordon, who sat at his locker room stall perusing the box score afterward with a proud smile.—
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After scanning the code, the recipients might be prompted to provide personal or financial information or to download malicious software.—
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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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The device’s management options include hacker prevention, password protection and a VPN pass-through for discreet browsing.—
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Below, browse through the top eight products with the SMG stamp of approval—starting at just $15 for a limited time.—
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The Swiss bar hit by a deadly fire in the early hours of New Year’s Day had not been inspected in five years, local authorities said Tuesday.—
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If your city isn’t listed, either no restaurants there were inspected that month, or none earned a perfect score.—
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“Surf.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/surf. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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