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perusing

VERB

check out; examine

Synonyms

STRONGEST

analyze browse inspect look through pore over scan scrutinize skim

STRONG

read study

WEAK

glance over

Antonyms

WEAK

neglect overlook

Example Sentences

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Les Bleus, as the team is known, will be perusing the breakfast buffet and padding around the plush carpets of Boston’s Four Seasons.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

One woman perusing the flowers outside the Bondi Pavilion on Sunday admits she is too scared to do that.

From BBC • Dec. 21, 2025

So next time you’re in the herb aisle, perusing the verdant options, bypass the usual suspects.

From Salon • Apr. 3, 2025

I wondered to myself, scrolling through his more than 750 posts and perusing his 211,000 followers.

From Slate • Dec. 17, 2024

During this time, I also spent many minutes examining the road atlas, and perusing also the relevant volumes of Mrs Jane Symons's The Wonder of England.

From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro