Leaf and Pore over

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Leaf verb - To turn over pages in an idle or cursory manner.

Usage example: we must have spent hours leafing through wallpaper books before we found something we both liked

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Pore over is an antonym for leaf.

Nearby Words: leaflet, leafy, leafed, leafless, leafing

Pore over verb - To give serious and careful thought to.

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Leaf is an antonym for pore over.

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Pore over and Leaf. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/leaf/pore_over

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