Adam-Troy Castro

I am a book reviewer. I write for a glossy magazine called 'SCI FI.' The money is not life-changing, but it's a low-stress gig. Publishers send me their books. More than I could possibly read. I pick a few and write about them, put a very few others on the shelf, to be perused at my leisure, someday.

American Writer

Crispin Blunt

We simply do not have time as we move from one meeting to the next to have hours to peruse leisure websites of whatever type. There are days when I do not have time to switch my desktop computer on, and computer access is by mobile devices on the run between competing engagements.

Sandi Toksvig

Endless books claim that the brains of men and women are wired differently. They have titles such as 'Why Men Don't Iron' and set out to convince us that women are somehow biologically suited to getting the creases out of clothes while men peruse maps.

British Writer

Sarah Kay

Perusing colorful storylines on the backs of book jackets, I realized that none of them could possibly be as dramatic as my life to date. Then sadly, I also realized I could never find the ending of my story from the safety of an armchair.

Educator

John Fleming

As a congressman, why should I be forced to peruse cable stations and blog sites for information on the discussions and then be asked to vote for the deal when I have no input and no time to know even what's in it?

American Politician

Geoffrey Rush

I do love perusing the dictionary to find how many words I don't use - words that have specific, sharp, focused meaning. I also love the sound of certain words. I love the sound of the word pom-pom.

Australian Actor

F. Sionil Jose

We are shallow because our media are so horribly shallow. Every morning, I peruse the papers, and there is so little to read in them. It is the same with radio - all that noise, that artifice.

Filipino Writer

George Gissing

The first time I read an excellent work, it is to me just as if I gained a new friend; and when I read over a book I have perused before, it resembles the meeting of an old one.

British Novelist

Joe Keery

I've been doing both music and acting since I was pretty little. Just for fun. Being able to peruse both professionally is the greatest thing in the whole world.

American Actor

Walt Mossberg

Many tech company execs who visit to pitch products take time to peruse the shelves and exclaim upon various devices they owned in younger days.

American Journalist

Used when careful and detailed examination is needed, suggesting thoroughness.

Attention to Detail

Commonly used in professional or academic settings where detailed analysis is expected.

Professional Context

While 'peruse' suggests depth, it can incorrectly be used to mean a quick scan.

Misleading Usage

Indicates a relaxed, enjoyable reading experience, without the pressure of deep understanding.

Leisurely Reading

Can signify reading to kill time, rather than with intent to learn or analyze.

Pass Time

Use when engaging with content at a surface level, like breezing through headlines.

Surface Engagement

 "Excuse me, would you mind if I peruse your stock portfolio? Do you happen to know how much your house is worth? Do you mind telling me? Would you happen to have a hallway that's more than 10 meters long? If you do, would you mind if I timed how long it took you to walk down that hallway?

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 survey takers so so imagine that you're a retired household in Belgium someone comes to your front door excuse me would you mind if I peruse your stock portfolio do you happen to know how much your house is worth you mind telling me would you happen to have a hallway

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 I would guess many of you are thinking of skim, scan, reading quickly. Some of you may even have some walking involved, because you're perusing grocery store shelves, or something like that. You might be surprised to learn

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 we've had a look she's not there we are still kind of perusing the area seeing if she's around I suspect that the reason there are no other vehicles anywhere near us at the moment is because they have been looking here and

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 Then while perusing a textbook, Beachy came across photos of the cyclops sheep and realized what had eluded scientists for four decades. Something must have gone awry involving the hedgehog gene. Let's take a step back.

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 which they are going to do its have a peruse of what options are on this side for them and we've got the wildebeest we've got to the Thomson's gazelle let's have a look and see there the world of

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 I was minding my business, as one does, perusing social media, and I saw people excelling in a space where I, you know, traditionally had a lot of success. So I’m looking at it and I’m like,

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 around for the afternoon well they haven't moved at all and still on top of their termite mound and perusing and the surrounds and there's

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 Have you ever been waiting in line at the grocery store, innocently perusing the magazine rack, when a song pops into your head?

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 they continue to peruse the herds for any signs of weakness after dark one lioness and tempted a little more

Peruse

To read or look at something very carefully and attentively.

Often appears as...

To casually browse or read through something.

Often appears as...

Attention to Detail

Professional Context

Misleading Usage

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