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thumb through

VERB

dip into

Synonyms

WEAK

appropriate browse dabble flip through get glance at glance over leaf through peruse play at rifle through run over run through scan seize skim take taste

VERB

glance

Synonyms

STRONGEST

flash flip through peek peer scan

STRONG

browse gaze glimpse peep see view

WEAK

check out dip into get a load of leaf through riffle through run over run through skim through take a gander take in

Antonyms

STRONG

ignore

WEAK

stare

VERB

go over

Synonyms

STRONGEST

analyze examine inspect look at read rehearse repeat scan skim

WEAK

investigate peruse practice reiterate revise riffle through study

Antonyms

WEAK

ignore neglect

VERB

scan

Synonyms

STRONGEST

browse check examine flash flip through leaf through look through scour search skim

STRONG

consider contemplate inquire investigate look overlook regard riff riffle rumble study survey sweep

WEAK

dip into give the once-over glance at glance over have a look-see look up and down run over run through size up take a gander take stock of

Antonyms

STRONG

discard disregard forget ignore look away neglect

VERB

skim

Synonyms

STRONGEST

browse flip through glance leaf through scan skip

STRONG

dip examine read riff riffle

WEAK

brush over get the cream give the once-over glance over go once over lightly hit the high spots read swiftly run eye over turn the pages

Antonyms

WEAK

pour

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France has vowed to abandon the so‑called "Francafrique" strategy, under which Paris sought to keep francophone Africa under its thumb through political collusion, exclusive access for French businesses and oblique financial deals, including graft.

From Barron's • May 10, 2026

The Booked Babes fall quiet as they thumb through their astrology booklets, reading about destiny, transfixed by the mesmerizing promise of inevitable fate.

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026

The museum put the collection online last month, allowing anyone to virtually thumb through the images and learn more about Bache’s life and work through an interactive timeline.

From New York Times • Apr. 29, 2023

Smartphone users looking for a weather app can quickly thumb through dozens of options.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 25, 2022

I grab the whittling book that Steph got me and thumb through it.

From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila

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