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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 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 In Le-Bois-Plage-en-Ré, O’Canailles is a great bar à manger for lunch, after perusing the nearby open-air market, or a casual dinner. — Caitlin Gunther, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 June 2026 While perusing an old friend’s social media account, she was shocked to see a little boy in the background of one of the photos. — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 18 June 2026 Kids get into all sorts of things on the internet, but no parent wants young children perusing adult websites, so a number of US states and several countries have implemented age-verification laws that require websites to confirm that their visitors are not minors. — Chloe Albanesius, PC Magazine, 12 June 2026

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Assume any agent reading text other people wrote can be given orders by it.

— Sandy Carter, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
Paul Barnkow, Arvada I’m reading with interest the articles regarding the water restrictions imposed by Denver Water and that the restrictions aren’t generating the reductions requested.

— DP Opinion, Denver Post, 2 Aug. 2026

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