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Definition for read

verb as in look at and understand written word

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gather, interpret, know, learn, refer to, scan, see, study, translate, view

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apprehend, comprehend, construe, decipher, discover, glance, perceive, peruse, skim, unravel

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bury oneself in, dip into, flip through, go over, go through, leaf through, make out, pore over, scratch the surface

verb as in express, state

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announce, deliver, display, explain, hold, recite, say, show, speak, utter

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affirm, assert, declaim, expound, indicate, mark, paraphrase, pronounce, record, register, render, restate

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The Odo commandment “do not despair of death” reads on the surface like compassion — acceptance of loss is something everyone, including Faruq, needs to manage.

From Los Angeles Times

The weekend will feature readings, signings, screenings and panels with authors and speakers from all walks of life.

From Los Angeles Times

Second, and relatedly, quit reading polls and feverishly adjusting the message to them.

From Salon

"I wasn't writing it thinking people were ever going to read it, I was writing it for myself," he told BBC News NI.

From BBC

A tearful Mr Hunt read out his full statement in court taking brief moments to regain his composure.

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