Thesaurus results for SPEED-READ

speed-read

verb

as in to read

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Recent Examples of speed-read Butler opened up some articles and speed-read like never before. — Jay Glennie, Rolling Stone, 28 Oct. 2025

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Verb

Write Out Loud — an organization founded in 2007 with a commitment to inspire, challenge and entertain by reading literature aloud for a live audience — has announced its 20th season of Story Concerts.

— Point Loma-Ob Monthly, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Aug. 2026
The Complete Works is a must read at any stage of life, not just for a semester of English 101.

— Caroline Rogers, Southern Living, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of read

Verb

Next, astronomers spied several exoplanets that are gas giants like Jupiter—but in orbits so tight that these worlds practically skim the surfaces of their stars.

— Phil Plait, Scientific American, 21 Aug. 2026
The cream that has been skimmed and separated from the milk has about 36% to 40% milk fat.

— Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of skim

Verb

But customers can scan the barcodes with a smartphone, too, directing them to a website with more information.

— David Goldman, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2026
Since 2019, in Sacramento, PatronScan has been commonly used at bars due to a city ordinance requiring certain entertainment venues to use ID-scanning technology.

— Kevin Ko, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of scan

Verb

Steele perused them on the regular, looking to pad his newsletter.

— Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
Entering this sprawling time-travel bubble, visitors can pan for gold like the fabled Forty-Niners, talk with crusty prospectors and peruse a market center for wares.

— John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 19 Aug. 2026