speed-read
Americanverb (used with or without object)
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He ran out and bought a copy, speed-read it, then headed to the island himself.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 7, 2022
Martin had to speed-read his household’s daily newspaper so he could get it back in the plastic delivery bag in pristine condition before his father returned home from work.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2022
Here’s what Smith had been watching inside the audit: batches of 50 ballots, swinging around on a Lazy Susan, as three people speed-read votes in the presidential race and the U.S.
From Slate ● May 23, 2021
I don’t need to gratuitously slap modern writers, but I’d probably make this critique of three-quarters of the books I’ve speed-read this year.
From New York Times ● Nov. 21, 2018
She read the books on Obinze’s list but also, randomly, pulled out book after book, reading a chapter before deciding which she would speed-read in the library and which she would check out.
From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Not wanting to be one-upped by my speed-reading girlfriend, I threw myself into it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 16, 2026
He took a speed-reading course so he could plow through all the documents that piled up on his desk—and seemed to read, and comprehend, most of them.
From Slate ● Dec. 29, 2024
He also said some people objected to the whole idea of studying — or to a degree speed-reading — the daily page as far too superficial.
From New York Times ● Jan. 4, 2020
Presidents Kennedy, Nixon and Carter each invited instructors from Evelyn Wood Reading Dynamics to give speed-reading courses to staff in the White House, a marketing coup for the company.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 5, 2019
But forget how many words there are; speed-reading ahead, I need to figure out how to deliver stuff like “we’re a crummy family that ain’t worth loving” like a boy.
From "Better Nate Than Ever" by Tim Federle
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