peruse
verb (used with object)
to read through with thoroughness or care.
have been perusing
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present perfect progressiveof peruse.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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To generate ideas for what to do with the $6 million that the DAO has left over, Pinnell and other administrators have been perusing the Discord’s chats and polling members for initiative ideas.
From Slate ● Jan. 25, 2022
And from a different menu it may have been perusing at regular season’s end.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 6, 2021
The council have been perusing Blackett's 52-page report since Friday evening.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 9, 2011
Post-match comments: "Sir Alex Ferguson must be tidying the trophy cabinet as we speak," writes Ultan Ryan, who may have been perusing this Premier League table.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 5, 2011
I have been perusing some of her letters, which I value above gold.
From Religion in Earnest A Memorial of Mrs. Mary Lyth, of York by John Lyth
