1
as in inspection
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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as in gaze
a fixed intent look
began to squirm under the penetrating scrutiny of the judge
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Recent Examples of scrutiny
In 2024, another Boeing 737 Max lost a piece of its fuselage shortly after takeoff, adding further scrutiny to the troubled jet.
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Zach Wichter, USA Today, 20 May 2026
But the push comes as Meta faces intense scrutiny regarding the safety of its platforms for young people.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 20 May 2026
Trump previously faced significant civil and federal tax scrutiny, including the New York civil fraud judgment and multiple IRS audits.
—Nathan Goldman, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
Subsequently, the rest of Colorado came under scrutiny.
—Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 20 May 2026
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Zach Wichter, USA Today, 20 May 2026
But the push comes as Meta faces intense scrutiny regarding the safety of its platforms for young people.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 20 May 2026
Trump previously faced significant civil and federal tax scrutiny, including the New York civil fraud judgment and multiple IRS audits.
—Nathan Goldman, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
Subsequently, the rest of Colorado came under scrutiny.
—Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 20 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scrutiny
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State inspectors found the room of human remains at Davis Mortuary in August during their first inspection of the facility after state lawmakers beefed up Colorado funeral home regulations in the wake of other, similar scandals.—
Katie Langford,
Denver Post,
20 May 2026
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Whereas Gérard could speedily and precisely pick up packages for inspection before moving them along, the robots moved at a slower but methodical pace.—
Jeremy Hsu,
ArsTechnica,
20 May 2026
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Remus graced the cover of Time magazine with a smoldering gaze.—
Alex Morris,
Rolling Stone,
19 May 2026
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Bill Russell bought Slade’s Barbecue in your gaze, And Walter Benjamin bought paper and shirts.—
Robert Pinsky,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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The child's remains were taken to the Royal Victoria Infirmary in Newcastle, where authorities planned to carry out a post-mortem examination.—
Desiree Anello,
PEOPLE,
19 May 2026
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For further insights into similar changes in the search and cloud domains, refer to our examination of Why The Market Is Re-Rating Google Stock.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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That mugshot—with her straight dark hair, motorcycle jacket, and flat, defiant stare—would come to represent a nation, and generation, in crisis; a startling declaration that America’s own sons and daughters had turned violently against their country.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 May 2026
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Encouraged out to a party one night by his gregarious best friend (Shanti Masud), David accepts a pill from a stranger and, almost immediately afterwards, notices a young woman (Seydoux) across the room who is fixing him with a faintly predatory stare.—
Jessica Kiang,
Variety,
18 May 2026
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The inputs are available—credentialing cycle time data, staff hours allocated to manual data reconciliation, directory audit history, IT maintenance costs and revenue impact modeling for onboarding delays—but assembling them into a unified picture requires deliberate effort.—
Tammy Hawes,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
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Only 7% of firms describe their data as fully ready for AI, and 95% of pilots fail to reach production, meaning disclosure, audit, and reporting requirements fall hardest on firms least equipped to absorb them.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Fortune,
15 May 2026
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The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills alum wore her hair slicked back in a low bun, dark black eyeliner to bring out her eyes, and a light pink lip.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
PEOPLE,
19 May 2026
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Also, beauty is in the eye of the beholder.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 May 2026
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Bilingual interviewers began the interview in English and were instructed to follow the lead of the respondent in determining whether to conduct the survey in English or Spanish.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
21 May 2026
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But, as seen in her mid-career survey at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art in 2019, and later as the exhibition traveled to the Whitney Museum in 2021, her work came to grapple with legacies of displacement, protest, capitalism, and climate change.—
Lilyanna D'Amato,
ARTnews.com,
20 May 2026
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“Scrutiny.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scrutiny. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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