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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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"Only in Australia and only at Hobart Airport could a local possum pop in for a quick browse among the souvenirs," an airport spokesperson said.

From Barron's • Mar. 19, 2026

This past week, the 43-year-old high-school teacher visited one of Beijing’s biggest jewelry markets to browse gold bracelets, necklaces and rings ahead of the Lunar New Year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 8, 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

“Welcome, welcome, make yourself at home, browse at your leisure. We’re not a library, but feel free to pull up a chair and read as if we are.”

From "The Serpent King" by Jeff Zentner

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