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Synonyms

flip through

Idioms  

  1. Browse through, as in She flipped through the magazine while she waited. This expression uses flip in the sense of “turn over pages.”

Example Sentences

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I flip through gardening magazines, thick bills, and flyers from local businesses—who knew there were so many businesses around Somewhere?

From Literature

McCord’s photograph is part of a larger interactive installation that includes a “visual diary” guests can flip through featuring photographs of her life over the decades paired with handwritten diary entries from 1977 to 2021.

From Los Angeles Times

I flip through the pages, stopping when I come to a folded piece of paper.

From Literature

He shook his head and continued to flip through the book.

From Literature

As we drive, I flip through the folder.

From Literature

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