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glanced

VERB

look at briefly

Synonyms

STRONGEST

flash flip through peek peer scan

STRONG

browse gaze glimpse peep see view

WEAK

check out dip into get a load of leaf through riffle through run over run through skim through take a gander take in thumb through

Antonyms

STRONG

ignore

WEAK

stare

VERB

reflect light

Synonyms

STRONGEST

flash

STRONG

coruscate gleam glimmer glint glisten glitter shimmer shine sparkle twinkle

Antonyms

STRONG

dull

WEAK

stare

VERB

ricochet, hit off of something

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bounce carom dart kiss skim skip

STRONG

brush careen contact graze rebound scrape shave sideswipe slant slide strike touch

Antonyms

WEAK

stare

Example Sentences

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He glanced at his staff and shifted in his seat.

From Salon • Apr. 22, 2026

Williams "merely glanced briefly at the contents" and assumed it provided information about the person who made the allegations.

From BBC • Feb. 26, 2026

On the home straight, Klaebo had such a large lead that he glanced back at the empty track behind him and took a bow.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 16, 2026

William Skannerup glanced left and right at his fellow commuters on the London Underground train network, before they nodded in agreement and pulled down their trousers to reveal colourful underwear.

From Barron's • Jan. 11, 2026

Neither of the rats had so much as glanced at her since they’d arrived.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman