as in to examine
to look over closely (as for judging quality or condition)
the project's time constraints make it impossible for the programmers to scrutinize every line of code, so some bugs should be expected
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Recent Examples of scrutinize
Republican officials have since heavily scrutinized those universities, and several Ivy League presidents testified before Congress to discuss antisemitism allegations.
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Makiya Seminera, Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2025
His home was raided last fall as part of a corruption investigation scrutinizing city contracts and kickbacks, The News has previously reported.
—Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 14 Apr. 2025
Medicaid has been scrutinized at the federal level, Barrett said.
—Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025
During Trump’s first term, congressional committees, prosecutors, and reporters focused a great deal of attention on the overseas business relationships of Trump and his advisers, some of which were also scrutinized by FinCEN.
—Andrew Rice, Curbed, 4 Apr. 2025
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Makiya Seminera, Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2025
His home was raided last fall as part of a corruption investigation scrutinizing city contracts and kickbacks, The News has previously reported.
—Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 14 Apr. 2025
Medicaid has been scrutinized at the federal level, Barrett said.
—Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025
During Trump’s first term, congressional committees, prosecutors, and reporters focused a great deal of attention on the overseas business relationships of Trump and his advisers, some of which were also scrutinized by FinCEN.
—Andrew Rice, Curbed, 4 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scrutinize
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Forensic investigators will examine the findings for signs of trauma, injury and a cause of death.—
Dawn Klavon,
People.com,
13 Apr. 2025
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Investigators also examined two exemplar helicopters, according to the statement.—
Alexandra Koch,
FOXNews.com,
13 Apr. 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,
15 Apr. 2025
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Satellite images reviewed by ABC News show the north of the same village being cleared by the IDF in October 2024, where crops and buildings are seen destroyed.—
Kerem Inal,
ABC News,
14 Apr. 2025
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Off the coast of Sicily, Italy, a scuba diver scanned the seafloor for anything that looked man-made or generally just interesting.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
18 Apr. 2025
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Upon arrival, travelers simply scan a QR code and start their vacation faster.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
17 Apr. 2025
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According to the report compiled by the Star-Telegram, 387 restaurants were inspected between March 30 and April 12.—
Shambhavi Rimal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 Apr. 2025
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Image While inspecting a villa in Rome, an electrician opened a trap door, and then another.—
Justin Porter,
New York Times,
22 Apr. 2025
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The good news is the vast majority of people still have confidence in the safety of the measles vaccine, says Liz Hamel, director of public opinion and survey research at KFF, a nonprofit health policy research organization which conducted the poll.—
Maria Godoy,
NPR,
23 Apr. 2025
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In South Africa, an overwhelming majority of executives surveyed want their country to phase out coal from electricity generation in the next decade.—
María Mendiluce,
Forbes.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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“Scrutinize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scrutinize. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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