browses 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of browse
1
as in grazes
to feed on grass or herbs cows browsing in fields are a common sight along that stretch of the road

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2
as in peeks
to take a quick or hasty look browsed through the stacks looking for interesting books

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browses

2 of 2

noun

plural of browse
as in scans

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Recent Examples of browses
Verb
For three decades, brands and tech companies have been trying to hack the Clueless closet—that famous closet Cher Horowitz browses in the 1995 movie, mixing and matching pieces to create outfits on her desktop computer. — Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026 Amazon has its own agentic AI option called Buy for Me, which browses suppliers and buys through Amazon on a customer's behalf. — James Peckham, PC Magazine, 21 Sep. 2026 However, revenue per shopper collapses because nobody browses on the way out. — Bar Maimon, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2026 No longer is Dick's Sporting Goods just a place to test drive putters while your wife browses her way through Sephora. — Matt Reigle Outkick, FOXNews.com, 18 Aug. 2026 Lee is in his bookstore, reading Walter Tevis’ novel The Man Who Fell to Earth, as Dale (Tim Blake Nelson) browses the shelves. — Judy Berman, Time, 5 Nov. 2025 ChatGPT writes apps, plans trips and browses the web on users’ behalf. — Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for browses
  1. grazes
  2. peeks
  3. scans
  4. glances
Verb
  • When the drone flies near an object and a whisker grazes or bends against a surface, the pressure changes at the base are measured in under two milliseconds, enabling the drone to calculate contact location and depth with millimeter precision.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 14 Oct. 2026
  • The ranch already grazes its cattle on the adjacent public parcel through a lease with the BLM.
    — Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of grazes
Verb
  • Underneath the sweater, a sliver of a classic white T-shirt peeks out at the hem, breaking up the color block.
    — Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Layer a simple white tank underneath so only a sliver peeks out from the collar.
    — Julia Morlino, Travel + Leisure, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of peeks
Noun
  • This shows why monitoring how apps behave can help uncover threats that traditional scans might miss.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Every 21-day cycle meant flights between Hawaii and San Antonio, clinic visits, scans, labs, and long days of travel.
    — STAT Staff, STAT, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of scans
Verb
  • They trade glances across the table and crack jokes that don’t always need explaining; the years together have apparently given them their own shorthand and inside humor.
    — Crystal Bell, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Jala is a place to celebrate birthdays and date nights, a place where customers won’t catch sideways glances for opting to wear slacks or skirts.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of glances

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