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as in scans
to go over and mentally take in the content of
he always reads the newspaper in the morning as he eats breakfast
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as in predicts
to tell of or describe beforehand
the psychic claimed to be able to read his future
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Recent Examples of reads
The painful irony is that this retreat, invisible from the inside, reads as uncertainty from the outside.
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Karyn Gallant,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
Its parent company is Taiheiyo Cement, a Japanese company that bought CalPortland in 1990, its website reads.
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Emma Hall,
Sacbee.com,
30 June 2026
Instead, its flowy, drapey design gives it fluidity that reads more elegant.
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Irene Richardson,
InStyle,
27 June 2026
When a scholar reads heterosexuality into silence, the move often passes as caution.
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Literary Hub,
26 June 2026
Tvrznik sees the game well and reads where the play is going.
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Corey Pronman,
New York Times,
26 June 2026
Louis rips his spine out, dislocates his jaw, and reads Claudia’s diary entries about how she was repeatedly assaulted by him.
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Rebecca Alter,
Vulture,
22 June 2026
Your nurturing nature reads the room, yet your voice matters, so steer plans kindly and claim space that truly supports you.
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Tarot.com,
The Orlando Sentinel,
21 June 2026
Michael reads the Bible every morning.
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Bob Brody,
New York Daily News,
21 June 2026
Karyn Gallant,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
Its parent company is Taiheiyo Cement, a Japanese company that bought CalPortland in 1990, its website reads.
—
Emma Hall,
Sacbee.com,
30 June 2026
Instead, its flowy, drapey design gives it fluidity that reads more elegant.
—
Irene Richardson,
InStyle,
27 June 2026
When a scholar reads heterosexuality into silence, the move often passes as caution.
—
Literary Hub,
26 June 2026
Tvrznik sees the game well and reads where the play is going.
—
Corey Pronman,
New York Times,
26 June 2026
Louis rips his spine out, dislocates his jaw, and reads Claudia’s diary entries about how she was repeatedly assaulted by him.
—
Rebecca Alter,
Vulture,
22 June 2026
Your nurturing nature reads the room, yet your voice matters, so steer plans kindly and claim space that truly supports you.
—
Tarot.com,
The Orlando Sentinel,
21 June 2026
Michael reads the Bible every morning.
—
Bob Brody,
New York Daily News,
21 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reads
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The observatory has spent over two decades as a sort of orbital sentinel that scans the cosmos for gamma-ray bursts, ready to quickly point itself at the short-lived — but insanely powerful — space explosions at a moment's notice.
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Dark Web Monitoring scans the dark web for your data, and Privacy Monitor seeks your data profile on data broker and aggregator websites.
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The British betting company William Hill predicts that soccer fans will throw back more than 5 million pints of beer in stadiums and fan zones during this year's World Cup.
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Peter Supino of Wolfe Research predicts a WBD-like bidding war for NBCU, with Netflix among those apt to circle.
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Martha frequently grabs a bowl for serving dinner or peruses a favorite cookbook.
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In an episode 4 scene, Sadie Sink's Max peruses through Vecna's memories, seeing a younger Joyce passing out flyers for the school play Oklahoma, which is a big plot point in the ST stage play.
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Someone pulls a trend report, watches a handful of viral videos, skims a research deck, maybe sits in on one focus group, and from that thin base builds a campaign meant to represent an entire community.
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That’s because a white tank that skims your body just right will become your new favorite going out, work (especially if worn under a blazer), brunch, and even workout top.
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Schedule system reviews quarterly and assign ownership, with one person responsible for auditing each system, flagging outdated steps and implementing improvements.
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She's being held on $50,000 bail as the District Attorney's Office reviews the case.
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“Reads.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reads. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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