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 restoration was made using extant materials from 1968, including a 35mm release print preserved at the Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film archive and a 35mm release print preserved and scanned at the BFI National Archive.
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Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 1 Apr. 2026
Yet this is also the same company that ripped the spine off millions of books, scanned their pages, and fed the text into Claude’s training data.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 25 Mar. 2026
In August last year, McGrath scanned Ralph's brain using an MRI machine.
—Will Croxton, CBS News, 22 Mar. 2026
Gracey’s father flew to Barcelona, where city police patrolled the streets and scanned the nearby beach for signs of the 20-year-old.
—Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Money, 20 Mar. 2026
Anthropic, it was revealed, pirated millions of digital books to train its Claude chatbot and scanned and shredded millions of more physical ones.
—Frank Landymore, Futurism, 19 Mar. 2026
Bomb squad members scanned both bags with an X-ray and found the white bag contained wiring characteristic of an explosive device, according to the complaint.
—Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 17 Mar. 2026
Once the cube is scanned and its pattern is identified, the robot calculates the fastest solution using programmed algorithms.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 16 Mar. 2026
In many states, customers’ driver’s licenses are scanned and stored upon entry.
—Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 12 Mar. 2026
Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 1 Apr. 2026
Yet this is also the same company that ripped the spine off millions of books, scanned their pages, and fed the text into Claude’s training data.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 25 Mar. 2026
In August last year, McGrath scanned Ralph's brain using an MRI machine.
—Will Croxton, CBS News, 22 Mar. 2026
Gracey’s father flew to Barcelona, where city police patrolled the streets and scanned the nearby beach for signs of the 20-year-old.
—Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Money, 20 Mar. 2026
Anthropic, it was revealed, pirated millions of digital books to train its Claude chatbot and scanned and shredded millions of more physical ones.
—Frank Landymore, Futurism, 19 Mar. 2026
Bomb squad members scanned both bags with an X-ray and found the white bag contained wiring characteristic of an explosive device, according to the complaint.
—Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 17 Mar. 2026
Once the cube is scanned and its pattern is identified, the robot calculates the fastest solution using programmed algorithms.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 16 Mar. 2026
In many states, customers’ driver’s licenses are scanned and stored upon entry.
—Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 12 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scanned
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Another, by the Agency for Health Care Administration, examined whether the Flagami house where Rabell lived was an unlicensed elder care facility.—
Carol Marbin Miller,
Miami Herald,
2 Apr. 2026
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OrbDoc, a health care technology company that uses artificial intelligence to create tools for clinicians, performed an analysis for NBC News that examined what hospitals charge uninsured patients for particular procedures compared with what Medicare pays.—
Gretchen Morgenson,
NBC news,
2 Apr. 2026
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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.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
5 Apr. 2026
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Before publishing, journalists reviewed this content in compliance with McClatchy Media’s AI policy.—
Scott Lebar. Story produced with AI assistance,
Sacbee.com,
5 Apr. 2026
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SkyCal flew overhead as several officers surveyed the spot where the crash had happened.—
Dean Fioresi,
CBS News,
6 Apr. 2026
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Dunn surveyed 300 people with a waistline of 34 inches and up.—
Ramishah Maruf,
CNN Money,
5 Apr. 2026
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During the underwriting process, the home will be inspected and appraised.—
Kelsey Neubauer,
CNBC,
2 Apr. 2026
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If your city isn’t listed, either no restaurants there were inspected that month, or none earned a perfect score.—
Phillip Valys,
Sun Sentinel,
2 Apr. 2026
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Many commentators viewed Gaetz as a firebrand who was temperamentally unsuited for that position.—
Austin Sarat,
The Conversation,
3 Apr. 2026
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OpenAI is undergoing another round of C-suite changes, according to an internal memo viewed by The Verge.—
Hayden Field,
The Verge,
3 Apr. 2026
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“Scanned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scanned. Accessed 8 Apr. 2026.
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