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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2
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
Andrew Bean, a researcher at the Oxford Internet Institute and another lead author of the study, concurred that even reputable benchmarks are too often blindly trusted and deserve more scrutiny.
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Jared Perlo, NBC news, 6 Nov. 2025
The public pressure for such, as well as scrutiny and intense media interest, will not abate.
—Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 5 Nov. 2025
Republicans have already sought to tie other Democrats to Mamdani, who identifies as a Democratic socialist and has drawn bipartisan scrutiny over his stance on Israel.
—Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
The changes were made as BBC Arabic came under scrutiny from the BBC board’s Editorial Guidelines and Standards Committee (EGSC).
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2025
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Jared Perlo, NBC news, 6 Nov. 2025
The public pressure for such, as well as scrutiny and intense media interest, will not abate.
—Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 5 Nov. 2025
Republicans have already sought to tie other Democrats to Mamdani, who identifies as a Democratic socialist and has drawn bipartisan scrutiny over his stance on Israel.
—Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
The changes were made as BBC Arabic came under scrutiny from the BBC board’s Editorial Guidelines and Standards Committee (EGSC).
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scrutiny
Noun
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To search the restaurant inspections, type in a keyword or restaurant name.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 Nov. 2025
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Dropped meat that went from floor to refrigerator and a McDonald’s with bugs close to food were among the 10 South Florida restaurants that failed state inspection last week.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Others slammed it for catering to the male gaze and taking inspiration from Brooke Shields' controversial 1980 denim campaign.—
Skyler Caruso,
PEOPLE,
4 Nov. 2025
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Eyes not on the sides of their heads, and a quick, macular gaze that isn’t like other animals’.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Cowley ends his examination of the postwar cultural situation on a note of doubt, not least about the changing status and nature of literary criticism.—
Michael Gorra,
The Atlantic,
4 Nov. 2025
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The helicopter was recovered and retained for further examination.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
4 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Grant kisses his mother’s cheek at her door while Evelyn locks eyes with Rose, giving her a threatening stare.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
PEOPLE,
4 Nov. 2025
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Some feminists saw that as presumption, skipping the long price of admission—slights, salaries, stares.—
James Marcus,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
Noun
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After the Herald began reporting on the A3 Foundation, Levine Cava called for an audit of the charity, and Miami-Dade commissioners voted to divert a yearly A3 Foundation allocation in a county contract to Miami-Dade’s Parks Foundation instead.—
Douglas Hanks,
Miami Herald,
8 Nov. 2025
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The investigation into Morgan stemmed from a legislative audit that found Mount Ida's mayor and recorder/treasurer were paid a total of $108,684 more than they were entitled to in 2024 and part of 2025.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
6 Nov. 2025
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Despite having the same 6-2 record, the selection committee appears to be going off the old eye test instead of valuing head-to-head matchups.—
Jordan Sigler,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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The extent of the unavoidable seemed to be in the eye of the beholder.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The first urban inhabitants drank wine, a recent archaeological survey found, after discovering the rare wine press near Tel Megiddo in Israel’s north.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Nov. 2025
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In fact, a survey released last month from the BlackRock Foundation and Commonwealth showed that over 54% of Americans earning $30,000 to $79,999 a year are now retail investors in the capital markets.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
8 Nov. 2025
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“Scrutiny.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scrutiny. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.
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