Leaf
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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Synonyms for Leaf
Scan is a synonym for leaf in read topic. In some cases you can use "Scan" instead the word "Leaf" as a verb or a noun, when it comes to topics like investigate, glance over, flip through.
Scan
Scan verb - To look over closely (as for judging quality or condition).
Leaf is a synonym for scan in investigate topic. You can use "Leaf" instead the word "Scan" as a verb or a noun, if it concerns topics such as glance over.
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Scan and Leaf. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/leaf/scan
Leaf & Scan. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/leaf/scan>.
Scan or Leaf. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/leaf/scan.
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