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read
verb as in look at and understand written word
Strong matches
apprehend, comprehend, construe, decipher, discover, glance, perceive, peruse, skim, unravel
Weak matches
bury oneself in, dip into, flip through, go over, go through, leaf through, make out, pore over, scratch the surface
Example Sentences
House Speaker Mike Johnson argued against releasing a House ethics report on the allegations against Gaetz, while high-ranking Texas Sen. John Cornyn demanded his chamber be allowed to read it before a vote.
“The argument was about HEGSETH'S actions with the women at the conference,” the report reads, adding that Hegseth told the victim “he was a nice guy.”
Kids organized when they saw strange fruit, people swinging from trees for daring to say, "I want to read. I want a good education. I want to vote."
“At this point he cares more about the memories, the pictures. He loves reading all the articles and watching all the news stories about it. That’s what’s fun for him, not the item itself.”
We sold our collective soul during the election, at least the six major companies that own and operate 90 percent of what you see, read or hear did as much.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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