as in examined
to look over closely (as for judging quality or condition)
scanned the manuscript carefully for any overlooked errors
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Recent Examples of scanned
The new San Diego street circuit at Naval Base Coronado, laser-scanned for the main iRacing sim, is widely expected to carry over to the console game.
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Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
Georgia's current voting machines print a paper ballot containing both a human-readable summary of a voter's selections and a QR code that is ultimately scanned and counted by election equipment.
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Zachary Bynum,
CBS News,
18 June 2026
Men and women in white coats drew blood, scanned, x-rayed, checked our psyche, our balance, our urine.
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Literary Hub,
16 June 2026
Other pictures can be scanned, tagged, and organized in digital albums for sharing with your family.
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Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
12 June 2026
Smoke from the fighting still rose on the horizon, but Picard’s eyes scanned the gray water below for signs of German U-boats.
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Kevin Maurer,
The Atlantic,
6 June 2026
Therefore, the team repeatedly scanned the same surface throughout the entire reaction to build a frame-by-frame record.
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Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
31 May 2026
The rookie scanned the floor before stepping back and draining a 3-pointer over the league’s most popular player.
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Nathan Canilao,
Mercury News,
29 May 2026
One person will copy all the votes from the ballot that cannot be scanned onto a new ballot.
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Kaitlyn Schallhorn,
Oc Register,
28 May 2026
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
Georgia's current voting machines print a paper ballot containing both a human-readable summary of a voter's selections and a QR code that is ultimately scanned and counted by election equipment.
—
Zachary Bynum,
CBS News,
18 June 2026
Men and women in white coats drew blood, scanned, x-rayed, checked our psyche, our balance, our urine.
—
Literary Hub,
16 June 2026
Other pictures can be scanned, tagged, and organized in digital albums for sharing with your family.
—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
12 June 2026
Smoke from the fighting still rose on the horizon, but Picard’s eyes scanned the gray water below for signs of German U-boats.
—
Kevin Maurer,
The Atlantic,
6 June 2026
Therefore, the team repeatedly scanned the same surface throughout the entire reaction to build a frame-by-frame record.
—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
31 May 2026
The rookie scanned the floor before stepping back and draining a 3-pointer over the league’s most popular player.
—
Nathan Canilao,
Mercury News,
29 May 2026
One person will copy all the votes from the ballot that cannot be scanned onto a new ballot.
—
Kaitlyn Schallhorn,
Oc Register,
28 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scanned
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Witt appeared to massage the inside of his knee and then, after being examined, remained in the game for the third out of the inning.
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The horse was last examined by the NYPD Mounted Unit's veterinarian in March and was found fit for work, according to the union.
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The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom.
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In the more than 30 cases WCCO reviewed, one name appeared across a variety of different cases.
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During the Bicentennial in 1976, 43% of those surveyed by Roper felt optimistic about the future of the country, compared with 15% who were pessimistic − the positive outnumbering the negative by 28 percentage points.
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This study surveyed 600 adolescents ages 12 to 17 across the United States.
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While Europeans at Ellis Island did face medical inspections and some were even detained, Asians and Pacific Islanders at Angel Island were especially not welcomed; because of anti-Chinese exclusion laws, they instead were inspected, interrogated and detained in prison-like conditions.
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Under current federal rules, many bridges must be inspected in, at most, 24-month intervals.
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In a video viewed more than 7 million times, the owner pleaded for officers not to shoot the dog.
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Trump is viewed favorably by 34% and Biden, Obama's vice president, lags behind both at 30% according to the polling conducted by SSRS, a national research organization.
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“Scanned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scanned. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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