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Recent Examples of once-over
There may be fewer scenes in the Causeway oeuvre more chilling than a wordless opening when Kori (Emily Browning) gives a contemptuous once-over to the pile of greasy food in front of her at a pub while her boyfriend Nick (Jai Courtney) is fetching some pints.
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Stephen Saito, Variety, 16 Mar. 2026
But once a module is shipped to a site, local inspectors will often do their own once-over.
—Calmatters, Mercury News, 16 Feb. 2026
But once a module is shipped to a site, local inspectors will often do their own once-over.
—Ben Christopher, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2026
Abatemarco bought him a seat next to his to Raleigh, where Valvano gave the new kid a once-over, then turned to his assistant.
—Kevin Sherrington
feb. 10, Dallas Morning News, 10 Feb. 2026
To stay ahead of grime, do a quick once-over with a vacuum and damp cloth every couple of weeks.
—Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 2 Feb. 2026
Here’s a tracker of just the retreads, after yesterday’s look at potential first-timers:
Flores joins several other once-overs in this hiring cycle, with only Raheem Morris and Mike McCarthy having had multiple head-coaching gigs.
—Jacob Robinson, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2026
When Carrasco invited me into their backyard, which was lively with chickens and dogs, Ezra ran up, gave me a quick once-over, and then darted off to play on the swing set with his younger brother.
—Tom Bartlett, The Atlantic, 19 Dec. 2025
Too bad because that April 9 official once-over went better than this one.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 27 Oct. 2025
Stephen Saito, Variety, 16 Mar. 2026
But once a module is shipped to a site, local inspectors will often do their own once-over.
—Calmatters, Mercury News, 16 Feb. 2026
But once a module is shipped to a site, local inspectors will often do their own once-over.
—Ben Christopher, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2026
Abatemarco bought him a seat next to his to Raleigh, where Valvano gave the new kid a once-over, then turned to his assistant.
—Kevin Sherrington
feb. 10, Dallas Morning News, 10 Feb. 2026
To stay ahead of grime, do a quick once-over with a vacuum and damp cloth every couple of weeks.
—Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 2 Feb. 2026
Here’s a tracker of just the retreads, after yesterday’s look at potential first-timers:
Flores joins several other once-overs in this hiring cycle, with only Raheem Morris and Mike McCarthy having had multiple head-coaching gigs.
—Jacob Robinson, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2026
When Carrasco invited me into their backyard, which was lively with chickens and dogs, Ezra ran up, gave me a quick once-over, and then darted off to play on the swing set with his younger brother.
—Tom Bartlett, The Atlantic, 19 Dec. 2025
Too bad because that April 9 official once-over went better than this one.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 27 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for once-over
Noun
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While the Fox and Sinclair docs are available for perusal on the FCC web site, the WSJ editorial likely commanded a much greater number of reader impressions.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
3 Apr. 2026
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With so many books to explore and limited hours to employ, the library’s readers needed a means of deciding which books warranted perusal.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
9 Feb. 2026
Noun
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As recently as 2022, research group IDinsight found unintended pregnancy was, after a lack of money for school fees, the leading cause of girls not returning to education.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
2 Apr. 2026
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These requests typically don’t require changing the name, but rather editing its definition — for instance, the primary feature of a condition may need updating, or research may have found new aspects of a disease.—
Annalisa Merelli,
STAT,
1 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Conservative influencers are pushing for a return to the dark days of 1950s inquisitions.—
Ali Breland,
The Atlantic,
6 Mar. 2026
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Most are evasive, a few are obsequious, many are defiant, a few are enraged, and all appear to feel their lives slipping away under the seemingly boundless force of judicial inquisition.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
19 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Fugitives are allowed the first shot lest the officer face investigation, charges, interrogation by attorneys, and even adverse public opinion.—
Dave Duffey,
Outdoor Life,
26 Mar. 2026
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Bait, the new Prime Video miniseries Ahmed created, wrote, and stars in, is both an exercise in self-analysis and an interrogation of it, a breakneck romp through farce, satire, thriller, family drama, and romantic walk-and-talk that transforms itself in each of its six episodes.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
25 Mar. 2026
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