as in to examine
to look over closely (as for judging quality or condition)
inspected the collie before the dog show
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Recent Examples of inspect
The judges tasted and inspected each one, breathing in the aromas and examining the laminate on the exteriors, while attendees watched from behind the glass-panel walls in Rebel Bread’s new bakery.
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Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 6 Feb. 2026
Iran has been refusing requests by the IAEA to inspect the sites bombed in the June war, raising the concerns of nonproliferation experts.
—Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026
As with other baggage contents, TSA may further inspect large amounts of currency for suspicious materials that could pose security threats.
—Eve Chen, USA Today, 6 Feb. 2026
Another clip shows Richardson firefighters inspecting the drone at the scene.
—Steven Rosenbaum, CBS News, 6 Feb. 2026
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Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 6 Feb. 2026
Iran has been refusing requests by the IAEA to inspect the sites bombed in the June war, raising the concerns of nonproliferation experts.
—Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026
As with other baggage contents, TSA may further inspect large amounts of currency for suspicious materials that could pose security threats.
—Eve Chen, USA Today, 6 Feb. 2026
Another clip shows Richardson firefighters inspecting the drone at the scene.
—Steven Rosenbaum, CBS News, 6 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inspect
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Prescott said the employer portions of the bill were examined by the Chamber of Commerce and Manufacturers Association to protect employers who follow proper hiring procedures but also hold employers accountable who are knowingly hiring undocumented immigrants.—
Alexandra Kukulka,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Feb. 2026
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One of the more striking findings came from examining individual brain regions.—
Rachael Seidler,
The Conversation,
11 Feb. 2026
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Fulton County has also confirmed that some ballots were scanned multiple times during the recount, the affidavit says.—
Kate Brumback,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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Cold storage facilities have long struggled to automate inventory management due to frost, airflow, condensation, and glare, all of which degrade conventional sensors and scanning systems.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Feb. 2026
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The Premier League’s Key Match Incidents (KMI) panel, which reviews refereeing decisions, judged that he should have been sent off in both games against Brentford for fouls on Brazilian forward Igor Thiago.—
Jay Harris,
New York Times,
8 Feb. 2026
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This results page was generated automatically using information from TinBu and a template written and reviewed by a Rhode Island editor.—
Staff Reports,
The Providence Journal,
8 Feb. 2026
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More than six out of ten adults surveyed in January said the high court should uphold a lower court ruling limiting the president’s authority to impose tariffs.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
5 Feb. 2026
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That’s significantly more than the 211,000 new applications that analysts surveyed by the data firm FactSet had forecast.—
Matt Ott,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Inspect.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inspect. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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