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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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"We were very happy to see a special local visitor stop by our terminal gift shop to browse the toy aisle and see if it could find some new friends."

From Barron's • Mar. 19, 2026

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 • Feb. 20, 2026

Instead, consumers browse a list of discounted medicines, and select one for purchase.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 7, 2026

In today's smartphones, multiple chips repeatedly convert radio waves into SAWs and back again whenever users send messages, make calls, or browse the internet.

From Science Daily • Jan. 17, 2026

“I often browse through the garbage cans down in Chinatown.”

From "The Cricket in Times Square" by George Selden

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.