scrutinizes

verb

present tense third-person singular of scrutinize
as in examines
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 scrutinizes Nobody scrutinizes whether a wine marketer drinks or a skincare marketer uses their own serums. — Peter Su, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026 The Samsara navigation system, a suite of road- and driver-facing cameras installed inside commercial trucks, punitively scrutinizes drivers for safety violations. — Louis Bury, ARTnews.com, 1 May 2026 According to the report, Friar is working with other executives to clamp down on costs as the board of directors more closely scrutinizes OpenAI's computing deals. — Samantha Subin, CNBC, 28 Apr. 2026 The governor proposes a balanced budget, and the General Assembly scrutinizes every line. — J.b. Jennings, Baltimore Sun, 5 Feb. 2026 Oliver scrutinizes one dire situation after another, then says what the average person can do to address them. — Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 12 Sep. 2025 Liberty Media, by contrast, scrutinizes every potential revenue stream for growth opportunities. — Alex Kalinauckas, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025 Meanwhile, an explosion of popular literature scrutinizes those rules and places white people’s elevated status in sharp relief. — James M. Thomas, The Conversation, 14 Aug. 2025 Between bites of these sweet treats, Dilber scrutinizes me for a second before asking, because of my last name, if I might be related to a friend of hers. — Lale Arikoglu, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Aug. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scrutinizes
  1. examines
  2. scans
  3. inspects
  4. reviews
  5. surveys
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  • The Gleason score is assigned after a pathologist examines biopsy samples.
    — Dr. Jamin Brahmbhatt, CNN Money, 23 July 2026
  • This piece examines a different threat — a natural disaster that everyone knows is coming, but no one really knows when.
    — Andrei Popoviciu, The Dial, 23 July 2026
Definition of examines
Verb
  • Consider its standard features, including an adaptive suspension that scans the road and adjusts the ride accordingly.
    — James Raia, Mercury News, 26 July 2026
  • And for all the whinging about the cast’s racial diversity, the actor who in some ways reads least as an ancient Greek is Matt Damon, whose Odysseus scans as American, which is almost certainly the point.
    — Paul A. Thompson, Pitchfork, 21 July 2026
Definition of scans
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  • The state Labor Department annually inspects Fury 325 prior to the park opening for the season, along with daily checks from park employees who also inspect the rides in the park.
    — Catherine Muccigrosso July 17, Charlotte Observer, 17 July 2026
  • Typically, an embryologist inspects embryos produced through IVF and assesses their quality.
    — Edna Bonhomme, Scientific American, 6 July 2026
Definition of inspects
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  • The timing of the trial will be determined after the court reviews those discussions and issues a schedule.
    — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 27 July 2026
  • For instance, say an executive reviews a dashboard every morning, or a financial analyst studies a quarterly report.
    — Lalit Ahuja, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
Definition of reviews
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  • The company organizes thousands of AI agents into statistically representative populations—each agent assigned an age, an income, a zip code, a gender, among other things—and surveys them in place of human respondents.
    — Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 17 June 2026
  • Sartori surveys the lagoon weekly by boat for signs of nesting, which would indicate a self-sustaining Venetian colony.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 30 May 2026
Definition of surveys

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