BROWSED Synonyms: 40 Similar and Opposite Words

browsed

verb

past tense of browse

as in grazed

to feed on grass or herbs cows browsing in fields are a common sight along that stretch of the road

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as in peeked

to take a quick or hasty look browsed through the stacks looking for interesting books

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Recent Examples of browsed In the clip, Affleck and Samuel browsed sneakers at a convention, where Samuel spotted the Dior shoes. — Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2026 SoftBank teams sent messages, made calls, browsed the web and played video outdoors, under trees and indoors. — New Atlas, 3 Oct. 2026 Franceschini was worried while the couple browsed the shops around the village before taking a casual walk onto the renowned wooden bridge. — Karie Angell Luc, Chicago Tribune, 28 Sep. 2026 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, 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 Makeup categories followed farther inside, while Korean snacks, supplements and wellness products were positioned toward the back — which many shoppers browsed while waiting in the checkout line. — Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 2 June 2026 Along a meandering river in a warm and arid region that is now Thailand roughly 113 million years ago, a plant-eating behemoth almost 90 feet long browsed on the treetops without much fear of predators due to its sheer size. — Reuters, NBC news, 15 May 2026 On a recent afternoon, customers in a Connecticut store browsed the rows of wooden casks, which stretch from the entrance to the rear of the spacious building, and amid the aroma of freshly roasted and ground coffee filling the air. — Emily M. Olson, Hartford Courant, 3 May 2026

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Williams died, and the woman in his car was grazed by a bullet.

— Liz Crawford, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026
These days, Bragg lives with Margaret nearby, in a red-cedar cabin on forty acres of pastureland grazed upon by two miniature donkeys.

— Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2026

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But when the sun peeked out, Michael’s dad Lee Phillips decided to pump up the pumpkin, complete with its classic black triangular eyes and a lopsided grin.

— ABC News, ABC News, 15 Oct. 2026
Beneath the dress, Johnson’s black Fleur du Mal bra and underwear peeked through.

— Julia Teti, Footwear News, 24 Sep. 2026

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