SKIMMED (THROUGH) Synonyms: 20 Similar Words

skimmed (through)

verb

past tense of skim (through)

as in thumbed (through)

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scanned

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The members’ primary responsibility is to count ballots that were not scanned, which includes mail-in ballots, provisional ballots or if a scanner was down at a voting site, Campolo said.

— Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Oct. 2026
The original 16 mm A/B-rolls were scanned at 4K and restored by BB Optics.

— Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2026

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