perusal

noun

Definition of perusalnext
as in examination

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Recent Examples of perusal Both photographers transform trees into arboreal personae through intent perusal and framing, deploy cars less as signifiers than as compositional forms, and relish discovering architectural oddities. — James Quandt, Artforum, 2 June 2026 More to Explore Numerous academic articles and books in this vein diagnosed Latin Americans with a pathological relationship to masculinity, often based only on perusal of Mexican literature and informal interviews with locals. — Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 2 June 2026 Just one quick perusal of Corrin’s Instagram comments reveals shocking bigotry. — Ellise Shafer, Variety, 31 May 2026 As a means of conspicuous consumption the canon is poorly served, but as a destination to explore, as a complicated, contradictory, sometimes boring and often beautiful place, there can be much to be gained through a meander, a perusal, a stroll. — Literary Hub, 21 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for perusal
Recent Examples of Synonyms for perusal
  1. examination
  2. inspection
  3. survey
  4. study
  5. observation
  6. attention
Noun
  • Swelling and spinal shock can cloud the earliest neurological picture, and physicians repeat examinations over time for good reason, as many people once given a grave prognosis go on to recover.
    — Daryl Austin, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Brown is scheduled to travel with the major-league team back to Chicago after Wednesday’s game against the Arizona Diamondbacks for further examination.
    — Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of examination
Noun
  • Give New Arrivals a Quarantine Period Even the most careful inspection isn’t foolproof, so consider also keeping plants that spent the summer outdoors separate from your indoor collection for a few weeks.
    — Rachel Gillett, Martha Stewart, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Eat & Run passed a callback inspection Friday to reopen in time for weekend business.
    — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of inspection
Noun
  • Once active, Roman's Wide Field Instrument (WFI) will capture more than a terabyte of data daily; its largest survey will take over a year to complete and is expected to fill more than half a million 4K TVs.
    — Josh Dinner, Space.com, 30 Aug. 2026
  • The telescope’s main survey will take at least a year, McEnery said at the Saturday press event—and its scale is incomparable.
    — Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of survey
Noun
  • But Andrew DiCapua, the chamber’s principal economist and the study’s author, maintains that the results still apply today.
    — Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Cohere this week released an IDC study of executives in four countries, which shows that most believe that AI sovereignty is important, but few can define it or have a firm plan for achieving it.
    — Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of study
Noun
  • Official homeless counts show RV numbers plunging in this 400-square-mile expanse, but wild statistical swings and locals’ on-the-ground observations suggest serious miscounts and an illusory improvement.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Since its establishment in 2025, the border task force has conducted tens of thousands of detection and monitoring patrols and thousands of observation flights, the task force said.
    — Mike Stone, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of observation
Noun
  • The Moon enters Aries and your 10th House of Career, Reputation, and Responsibility, putting attention on your public role, work, leadership, or visible commitments.
    — Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Finally, markets this week paid close attention to news of the passing of former Federal Reserve Chair Alan Greenspan.
    — , CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of attention

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“Perusal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perusal. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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