Thesaurus results for PERUSING

perusing

verb

present participle of peruse

as in reading

to go over and mentally take in the content of perused the manuscript, checking for grammatical errors

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Recent Examples of perusing At a Target in Falls Church, Virginia, Sam Fowler and his fiancée, Lindsay Nesmith, were perusing the display of noodles, including Buldak spicy ramen. — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 18 Aug. 2026 Its under-the-radar outlet section is especially worth perusing, with savings on new furniture including accent chairs, sectionals, storage ottomans, and table sets. — Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Aug. 2026 There will be food and beverages for attendees to munch on and sip while perusing the art vendors. — Everett Eaton, jsonline.com, 31 July 2026 Makeup Deals As a makeup connoisseur, perusing pages of beauty products was hardly a grueling task. — Izzy Baskette, PEOPLE, 23 July 2026 Some users such as Courey are also perusing the platform to buy, sell and lease farmland. — Lizzie Kane july 18, Sacbee.com, 18 July 2026 Don’t Hesitate to Ask the Bookseller Questions One of the great joys of perusing a bookstore is having a dedicated resource right there in the form of the bookseller. — Alexandra Kelly, Martha Stewart, 15 July 2026 The brand behind the iconic turquoise-and-yellow 30A sun logo has a flagship location in the Seagrove Plaza that’s perfect for perusing. — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 13 July 2026 Some may also argue that battery life is one of the MacBook Neo strengths, but perusing the actual third-party, quantitative tests that have been published to date disproves that. — Marco Chiappetta, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026

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At the same time, Dempsey, one of Lee's business partners, was reading about the neighborhood, too.

— April Quevedo, jsonline.com, 29 Aug. 2026
Gray is central to the investment calls Blackstone makes, and spends his weekends reading memos on potential deals in preparation for his weekly investment committee meetings.

— Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 28 Aug. 2026

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