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turn the pages

VERB

skim

Synonyms

STRONGEST

browse flip through glance leaf through scan skip thumb through

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

Antonyms

WEAK

pour

Example Sentences

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He wears pressure garments through Ahmedabad's heat and struggles to turn the pages of textbooks.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

If you turn the pages hoping for answers, you won’t find them.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 9, 2022

"We hope that the Afghans will turn the pages of suffering in favor of peace and prosperity," he added on Twitter.

From Reuters • Aug. 17, 2021

These days, he’s so verbal that we turn the pages and he’s memorized some of the lines.

From Washington Post • Jul. 30, 2020

I turn the pages slow so Daddy can’t hear.

From "Finding Langston" by Lesa Cline-Ransome