browse

[brouz] / braʊz /

VERB

look around; look through

Synonyms

STRONGEST

flip through leaf through peruse read scan skim

STRONG

feed graze nibble survey

WEAK

check over dip into examine cursorily get the cream give the once-over glance at hit the high spots inspect loosely once over lightly pass an eye over read here and there riff through riffle through run through skip through thumb through wander

Example Sentences

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People browse the internet with VPNs and cookie-blockers and encrypted connections not because they truly believe the government is personally watching them, though that possibility is less remote for some people than for others.

From Salon

“Don’t worry, I went back in and cleared the browsing history,” Jonah said.

From Literature

Koh’s manager installed monitoring software to track the IT workers’ browsing histories.

From The Wall Street Journal

"The data instead support a more modest and spatially variable response influenced by hydrology, browsing, and local site conditions."

From Science Daily

It’s not hard to see why, with internet service providers routinely tracking browsing habits, advertisers building detailed profiles for targeted ads, and geo-restrictions limiting what you can access from different locations.

From Salon

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