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as in interrogates
to put a series of questions to
the defense attorney was eager to examine her star witness
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as in inspects
to look over closely (as for judging quality or condition)
the customer painstakingly examined the antique piece of furniture from top to bottom before purchasing it
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as in explores
to search through or into
a groundbreaking study that examined the causes of juvenile delinquency
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Recent Examples of examines
The report also examines platforms that go beyond simple scriptural guidance.
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Benj Edwards, ArsTechnica, 16 Sep. 2025
Now 70 years later, Lolita is still a source of fascination for scholars and readers alike — and a new anniversary edition of the novel examines its legacy up front.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2025
This fall, the Louis Vuitton men’s creative director examines the transatlantic cultural exchange that was central to classic collegiate style, marrying rowing aesthetics with dandyism.
—Naomi Rougeau, Robb Report, 12 Sep. 2025
The paper examines individual nations and finds that the larger the share of government in the economy, the slower the economic growth rate.
—Alden Abbott, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
The data examines the years 2019 to 2023.
—Rhonda Conner-Warren, The Conversation, 11 Sep. 2025
Freire examines the conditioning that convinces people of the good, or at least the utility, of specific socioeconomic arrangements.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 10 Sep. 2025
Produced by Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group, in association with Wolf Entertainment, Law & Order examines the criminal justice system and tells the stories of the police who investigate crime and the district attorneys who prosecute the offenders.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 9 Sep. 2025
In his brilliant book A Little Devil in America, Hanif Abdurraqib examines how Black performance is woven into the fabric of American life and culture—adored, abhorred, exploited, commodified, appropriated.
—Lauren Morrow
september 9, Literary Hub, 9 Sep. 2025
Benj Edwards, ArsTechnica, 16 Sep. 2025
Now 70 years later, Lolita is still a source of fascination for scholars and readers alike — and a new anniversary edition of the novel examines its legacy up front.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2025
This fall, the Louis Vuitton men’s creative director examines the transatlantic cultural exchange that was central to classic collegiate style, marrying rowing aesthetics with dandyism.
—Naomi Rougeau, Robb Report, 12 Sep. 2025
The paper examines individual nations and finds that the larger the share of government in the economy, the slower the economic growth rate.
—Alden Abbott, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
The data examines the years 2019 to 2023.
—Rhonda Conner-Warren, The Conversation, 11 Sep. 2025
Freire examines the conditioning that convinces people of the good, or at least the utility, of specific socioeconomic arrangements.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 10 Sep. 2025
Produced by Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group, in association with Wolf Entertainment, Law & Order examines the criminal justice system and tells the stories of the police who investigate crime and the district attorneys who prosecute the offenders.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 9 Sep. 2025
In his brilliant book A Little Devil in America, Hanif Abdurraqib examines how Black performance is woven into the fabric of American life and culture—adored, abhorred, exploited, commodified, appropriated.
—Lauren Morrow
september 9, Literary Hub, 9 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for examines
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Pierre Michel Jean’s TTFF title Oblivion interrogates anti-Blackness in Dominican society.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
3 Sep. 2025
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Made in Africa is a monthly column by Rolling Stone staff writer Mankaprr Conteh that celebrates and interrogates the lives, concerns, and innovations of cultural workers of the African diaspora from their vantage point.—
Mankaprr Conteh,
Rolling Stone,
23 Aug. 2025
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Chinese President Xi Jinping inspects the troops during a military parade marking the 80th anniversary of victory over Japan and the end of World War II, in Beijing's Tiananmen Square on September 3.—
Robert Birsel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 2025
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Amr Nabil / APEgypt's Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Sherif Fathi inspects a recovered artifact at Abu Qir bay in Alexandria.—
Roisín Savage,
NBC news,
22 Aug. 2025
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The film explores the 1936-39 Arab Revolt in which Palestinians rose up against Britain’s colonial rule, against a backdrop of rising Jewish immigration following the country’s support for the establishment of a national home for the Jews in Palestine with the 1917 Balfour Declaration.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
12 Sep. 2025
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Co-written with Claire Douglas, Hannah Ellis, and Jason Massey, the song explores the uneasy tendency to sabotage our own happiness, pairing wistful guitars with Velasco's soaring vocals.—
Daniel Fusch,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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The small 20-inch (50-centimeter) search robot then quickly and efficiently scans the seabed.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
17 Sep. 2025
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On the plus side, Alphabet still scans as something of a bargain, especially within the context of big tech.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
15 Sep. 2025
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ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power.—
Anna Clark,
ProPublica,
18 Sep. 2025
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The Office of Special Counsel, a role created by Congress nearly 50 years ago alongside the Merit Systems Protection Board, investigates claims about wrongdoing in the government, including whistleblower complaints.—
Carrie Johnson,
NPR,
17 Sep. 2025
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Finally, a validator agent reviews the output for consistency, checks formatting and ensures nothing critical is missing before delivering the report to the legal team.—
Gopikrishnan Anilkumar,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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An AiP is a symbolic certification step in which a classification society reviews a new ship’s design or technology.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Sep. 2025
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In addition to measuring students' academic achievement, NAEP also surveys things like students' comfort level with certain subjects and their attendance.—
Sequoia Carrillo,
NPR,
9 Sep. 2025
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Kantar, a global marketing data and insights company that surveys shoppers every month about their spending plans, has seen that parents this year are shopping earlier to beat rising costs and avoid out-of-stocks, and prioritizing value.—
Joan Verdon,
Forbes.com,
30 Aug. 2025
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This article was generated by the Bay Area Home Report Bot, software that analyzes home sales or other data and creates an article based on a template created by humans.—
Bay Area Home Report,
Mercury News,
10 Sep. 2025
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His team analyzes fleet needs and comes up with a proposal that makes sense.—
Kristin Shaw,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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