scrutiny
noun
, ˈskrüt-nē\
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audit, check, checkup, examination, going-over, inspection, look-see, review, scan, survey, view
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The events have placed Boeing's relationship with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) under harsh scrutiny. — Sam Blum, Popular Mechanics, "Report: Ethiopian Airlines Pilots Followed Boeing's Safety Procedures But Couldn't Prevent Crash," 3 Apr. 2019 Our kids, Trent, and myself have dealt with scrutiny, name calling, and discrimination our whole lives. — Amanda Garrity, Good Housekeeping, "Are Amber and Trent From '7 Little Johnstons' Getting Divorced? The Truth Behind Those Rumors," 2 Apr. 2019 Marcia suffered severe media scrutiny throughout the months, on everything from her custody battle to her haircut. — Megan Stein, Country Living, "Where Is Marcia Clark Now? All About the O.J. Simpson Prosecutor and Her Show 'The Fix'," 19 Mar. 2019 The diet relies on science that doesn’t stand up to scrutiny. — Abby Langer, SELF, "Most Diets Don't Work, But If a Diet Promises These 4 Things, Run Away," 5 Jan. 2019 This particular thread is yet another reminder of how women in the workplace and in public life are often subjected to sexist scrutiny of their attire, in a way that men are not. — Alyssa Hardy, Teen Vogue, "Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Had the Perfect Response to a Reporter Shaming Her for Wearing a Suit," 16 Nov. 2018 Google opted not to disclose the software bug sooner over concerns that doing so would draw regulatory scrutiny and damage the company’s reputation. — Recode Staff, Recode, "Recode Daily: Why Google is shutting down Google+, Facebook’s tone-deaf camera device," 9 Oct. 2018 Monica Lewinsky is no stranger to media scrutiny, having endured a national scandal involving President Bill Clinton more than 20 years ago. — Julyssa Lopez, Glamour, "Monica Lewinsky Walked Out of an Interview After Being Asked About Bill Clinton," 4 Sep. 2018 Diverging so far in terms of products may help the transaction avoid the same level of regulatory scrutiny that undid Tan’s attempted Qualcomm purchase. — Bloomberg, latimes.com, "Broadcom agrees to buy CA Technologies for $18.9 billion," 12 July 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'scrutiny.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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