surfed

verb

past tense of surf
as in scanned

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Recent Examples of surfed Kahanamoku first surfed Corona del Mar in 1914, before the surf break was destroyed by jetties in the ’30s, and became friends with the Vultee family, which had a home on the bluffs. — Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 3 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for surfed
  1. scanned
  2. perused
  3. browsed
  4. inspected
Verb
  • The Fayetteville, North Carolina, superstar scanned the T-Mobile Center, pointing out a few contenders.
    — Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Receipts and job sheets can be scanned to import billing information, reducing manual data entry.
    — StackCommerce Team, PC Magazine, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of scanned
Verb
  • Steele perused them on the regular, looking to pad his newsletter.
    — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Several Ghana flags waved proudly during the windy day as supporters perused the streets around the Sheraton.
    — PJ Green July 1, Kansas City Star, 2 July 2026
Definition of perused
Verb
  • The inaugural Bugtopia expo drew thousands to the DoubleTree Hotel Sacramento on Saturday, where families browsed live tarantulas, pinned butterflies and workshops on how to pin insects.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 17 Aug. 2026
  • The rough texture of the leaves is a plus because the plant is rarely browsed by deer or eaten by rabbits.
    — Lauren David, Southern Living, 4 June 2026
Definition of browsed
Verb
  • One of the people who saw and inspected the impressive whitetail was veteran tribal conservation officer Bill Bailey from Honor, Michigan.
    — Richard P. Smith, Outdoor Life, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Following Hawley’s death in 2022, state officials told Six Flags to immediately shut down X2 and leave it in its current condition so it could be inspected.
    — Blake Ellis, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of inspected

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