on closer inspection
idiom
: when examined more closely
On closer inspection, the painting proved to be a fake.
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Dracula’s dining hall features a series of ancestral portraits, which on closer inspection turn out to be previous big screen Draculas played by Luke Evans, Brad Pitt, Gary Oldman, Christopher Lee and Max Schreck.
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Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 17 July 2024
Other facts of the case that on their surface might have supported the prosecution proved murkier on closer inspection.
—Aja Romano, Vox, 3 July 2024
There are a couple of surprises on closer inspection, though, including a full-length glass roof and a large rear hatch.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 5 Mar. 2024
But on closer inspection, visitors might notice the tree stumps and exposed rock caused by erosion or feel their shoes sink into waterlogged fields.
—Hilary Howard, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2024
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Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 17 July 2024
Other facts of the case that on their surface might have supported the prosecution proved murkier on closer inspection.
—Aja Romano, Vox, 3 July 2024
There are a couple of surprises on closer inspection, though, including a full-length glass roof and a large rear hatch.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 5 Mar. 2024
But on closer inspection, visitors might notice the tree stumps and exposed rock caused by erosion or feel their shoes sink into waterlogged fields.
—Hilary Howard, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2024
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“On closer inspection.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20closer%20inspection. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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