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scanning

VERB

look over, scrutinize lightly

Synonyms

STRONGEST

browse check examine flash flip through leaf through look through scour search skim thumb through

STRONG

consider contemplate inquire investigate look overlook regard riff riffle rumble study survey sweep

WEAK

dip into give the once-over glance at glance over have a look-see look up and down run over run through size up take a gander take stock of

Antonyms

STRONG

discard disregard forget ignore look away neglect

Example Sentences

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He kept a tab open on each of his devices and spent hours a day logging onto FIFA’s website and scanning prices.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

Local elections officials say you can save time checking in at the vote center by scanning your “quick check-in code,” which verifies your voter registration.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026

Using large deep mutational scanning datasets from their own lab and others, the team looked at the effects of many mutations in model organisms such as yeast and E. coli.

From Science Daily • May 29, 2026

The elegiac opening and closing chapters, in which Crowther imagines visiting Monroe’s home and scanning her shelves, also add to the feeling that too much is being extrapolated out of not enough information.

From Los Angeles Times • May 25, 2026

Some words were a mystery to me, but I got the gist of the story after scanning it over twice more.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros