1
as in examinations
a close look at or over someone or something in order to judge condition
his performance on the football field is seemingly unaffected by the media's intense scrutiny of his tumultuous personal life
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2
as in gazes
a fixed intent look
began to squirm under the penetrating scrutiny of the judge
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scrutinies
Noun
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That is why the recent ruling by Israel’s Supreme Court allowing women to sit for the national rabbinical examinations feels so significant, and so deeply personal.—
Rabba Sara Hurwitz,
Sun Sentinel,
31 Mar. 2026 -
Included in the analysis were examinations of pay distribution, employment conditions, labor load and education rates of a demographic that makes up 39% of the Golden State’s labor force.—
Nicole Macias Garibay,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Mar. 2026
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All the scornful gazes of my schoolmates when Doc started to pick me up from campus had been worth it.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Mar. 2026
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Psychologist Victor Chung and his research team found in 2024 that shared attention on the same object strengthens social cohesion even when people’s gazes are physically scattered.—
Yook JiHun,
Popular Science,
26 Mar. 2026
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In Kansas City and Independence, each city’s health department enforces the food code while in Kansas, the state’s Department of Agriculture handles inspections.—
Eleanor Nash,
Kansas City Star,
2 Apr. 2026
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In Palm Beach County, 53 restaurants passed their inspections without a single incident.—
Phillip Valys,
Sun Sentinel,
2 Apr. 2026
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Musgraves and Hannah Lux Davis co-directed the song’s cheeky video, which is set in a grocery store and is ripe with fruit-touching and wistful stares.—
Travis Pinson,
Dallas Morning News,
11 Mar. 2026
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Her performance is a showpiece of stiffness and resentment, all mannered pouting and stern forehead-forward stares, that’s two steps away from parody — until her earrings in the sixth episode bring it over the line.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
11 Mar. 2026
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Independent audits verify the metals exist Another important safeguard built into the gold IRA storage system is independent auditing.—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
12 Mar. 2026
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Numerous audits, recounts and lawsuits across the country failed to turn up evidence of widespread voter fraud that could have changed the election's results.—
Aysha Bagchi,
USA Today,
10 Mar. 2026
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Instead, Neuer plunged down, jutted out a wrist of steel, and Mbappe turned away, eyes wide in disbelief.—
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2026
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But as the crisis hurtles towards breaking point, the story rewinds, with viewers pulled inside the bank to relive the same events through the eyes of the robbers and their hostages.—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
7 Apr. 2026
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Polling and surveys have for years documented a decline in the number of Americans who attend church.—
Joel Mathis,
TheWeek,
7 Apr. 2026
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The lessons are structured around two fictional teenagers, Robin and Taylor, who are trying to figure out how to interpret data from two real-world surveys.—
Megan Molteni,
STAT,
7 Apr. 2026
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“Scrutinies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scrutinies. Accessed 8 Apr. 2026.
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