as in to examine
to look over closely (as for judging quality or condition)
scanned the manuscript carefully for any overlooked errors
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as in inspection
a close look at or over someone or something in order to judge condition
gave the car a good scan to see if it was worth buying
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Recent Examples of scan
Briana Alvarado,
ABC News,
30 June 2026
The patient is immersed in a water bath, and the system scans the patient with a 360-degree ring of ultrasound scanners fully surrounding the patient.
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Paul Hsieh,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
Beth Mole,
ArsTechnica,
26 June 2026
All 1,800 incoming student-athletes will receive an onboarding scan that provides personalized foot assessments covering arch type, pressure distribution, 16 key 3D measurements, and gait patterns.
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Vicki M. Young,
Footwear News,
26 June 2026
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Today, scientists are scanning the sky in search of asteroids far larger.
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Briana Alvarado,
ABC News,
30 June 2026
The patient is immersed in a water bath, and the system scans the patient with a 360-degree ring of ultrasound scanners fully surrounding the patient.
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Paul Hsieh,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
Noun
The doctors did another brain scan, this time with a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan to get a better look at the lesions.
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Beth Mole,
ArsTechnica,
26 June 2026
All 1,800 incoming student-athletes will receive an onboarding scan that provides personalized foot assessments covering arch type, pressure distribution, 16 key 3D measurements, and gait patterns.
—
Vicki M. Young,
Footwear News,
26 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scan
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Link to earlier discovery The new findings come less than a year after Perseverance examined a rock called Cheyava Falls, which scientists described as one of the most intriguing samples collected on Mars.
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Take a couple of minutes to examine one testicle at a time.
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Unlike most other states, California has its own inspection-and-approval system for fireworks, and confiscates those failing standards.
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The flight landed safely, and a post-flight inspection did not reveal any damage to the aircraft, JetBlue said.
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The court declined, however, to review a challenge to a federal ban on handgun sales to 18- to 20-year-olds, as well as to a similar Florida state law.
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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.
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The agency has not indicated when that review will conclude, and the final scope of any patent could change during the examination process.
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The findings came after Crump and the child's family pushed for an independent examination and called for transparency and accountability in the investigation into the June 14 shooting.
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Roman will pair a large field of view with crisp infrared vision to survey deep, vast swaths of sky.
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Nearly 40% of data center operators surveyed by the Uptime Institute in 2022 experienced an outage caused by human error, mostly from employees not following proper procedure.
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Success hinges on a candid audit of these operational realities.
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The details will be included in a final audit from NASA’s OIG that will address the program cancellations’ effects on NASA’s workforce, its contractors and international partners.
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The restaurant received a score of 68 and has since been re-inspected and cleared to open.
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The Venezuelan College of Engineers (CIV) has launched emergency training sessions for engineers, architects and technical specialists who will inspect damaged structures and determine whether they can be repaired or must be demolished.
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But the issue has drawn intense scrutiny in recent years, driven in part by some high-profile transgender athletes.
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The board’s near-unanimous endorsement of Bell was also a stunning outcome for an acrimonious hiring process that drew scrutiny from high-ranking GOP officials all the way up to the White House.
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“Scan.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scan. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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