as in examined
to look over closely (as for judging quality or condition)
inspected the collie before the dog show
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Recent Examples of inspected
During the underwriting process, the home will be inspected and appraised.
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Kelsey Neubauer, CNBC, 18 Sep. 2025
Trump and King Charles then inspected the guard of honor.
—Lauren Frayer, NPR, 17 Sep. 2025
After the carriages arrived at the Quadrangle in Windsor Castle, the president king inspected a British Army guard of honor.
—Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2025
As the fireline is constructed, inspected or reinforced, mappers record those details to adjust the containment percentage.
—Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Each item was then tagged, ironed, and inspected again.
—Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
SeaTac is one of the first facilities inspected under the Act, and its findings may set the tone for what is uncovered nationwide.
—Walter Pavlo, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
The 2024 report is based on information from 77,688 containers inspected, where 8,850 were found to have deficiencies.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 10 Sep. 2025
The blind pigeon, named Kevin, accidentally got into the truck bed of a customer whose pickup had been inspected at the business earlier in the day.
—Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Sep. 2025
Kelsey Neubauer, CNBC, 18 Sep. 2025
Trump and King Charles then inspected the guard of honor.
—Lauren Frayer, NPR, 17 Sep. 2025
After the carriages arrived at the Quadrangle in Windsor Castle, the president king inspected a British Army guard of honor.
—Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2025
As the fireline is constructed, inspected or reinforced, mappers record those details to adjust the containment percentage.
—Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Each item was then tagged, ironed, and inspected again.
—Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
SeaTac is one of the first facilities inspected under the Act, and its findings may set the tone for what is uncovered nationwide.
—Walter Pavlo, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
The 2024 report is based on information from 77,688 containers inspected, where 8,850 were found to have deficiencies.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 10 Sep. 2025
The blind pigeon, named Kevin, accidentally got into the truck bed of a customer whose pickup had been inspected at the business earlier in the day.
—Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inspected
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The new footage proved to be crucial in both the Right of Review hearing and the subsequent hearing that re-examined the incident.—
Alex Kalinauckas,
New York Times,
13 Sep. 2025
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At a nearby hospital, after a doctor examined her wounds and tested her for a concussion, investigators snapped photos of the bruises on her face.—
ProPublica,
ProPublica,
13 Sep. 2025
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Claude scanned thousands of systems and identified weak points.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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Is this event also a way to make World and the Orb feel more approachable and less intimidating to the public, especially those skeptical of getting their eyes scanned?—
Tanya Benedicto Klich,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Sanders denies his company made tianeptine products, though another former employee also claims in court documents that Shaman Botanicals sold tianeptine, and FDA reports reviewed by The Star list Shaman Botanicals as a distributor of a tianeptine product that was later recalled.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
16 Sep. 2025
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The restaurant chain reported adjusted earnings of 74 cents per share, below the 80 cents per share that analysts surveyed by LSEG were expecting for the quarter.—
Pia Singh,Sean Conlon,
CNBC,
17 Sep. 2025
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No more ‘guesswork and intuition’ To dig into the minds of consumers, marketing researchers at Rice University and the University of Miami surveyed more than 3,000 people.—
Tomas Gorny,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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“Inspected.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inspected. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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