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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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
His death led to nationwide protests, calls for police reforms in the U.S., and intense scrutiny of police in Memphis, a majority-Black city.
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CBS News, 1 May 2025
Why are Republicans antagonizing a Republican governor? DeSantis hasn’t enjoyed the scrutiny from his fellow Republicans.
—Kirby Wilson, Miami Herald, 1 May 2025
Harvard finds evidence of antisemitism, Islamophobia on campus As the federal government's scrutiny of Harvard University intensifies, internal reviews released April 29 by the Ivy League school found evidence of Islamophobia and antisemitism on its campus.
—Jane Onyanga-Omara, USA Today, 1 May 2025
But adjusting to the high level of media scrutiny is an ordinary adjustment any player coming from a small media market such as Milwaukee must handle.
—Jon Vankin, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
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CBS News, 1 May 2025
Why are Republicans antagonizing a Republican governor? DeSantis hasn’t enjoyed the scrutiny from his fellow Republicans.
—Kirby Wilson, Miami Herald, 1 May 2025
Harvard finds evidence of antisemitism, Islamophobia on campus As the federal government's scrutiny of Harvard University intensifies, internal reviews released April 29 by the Ivy League school found evidence of Islamophobia and antisemitism on its campus.
—Jane Onyanga-Omara, USA Today, 1 May 2025
But adjusting to the high level of media scrutiny is an ordinary adjustment any player coming from a small media market such as Milwaukee must handle.
—Jon Vankin, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scrutiny
Noun
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Since then, Kluge has failed a subsequent inspection and faces two additional citations for his dogs escaping and inciting fear in neighbors.—
Noelle Alviz-Gransee,
Kansas City Star,
23 Apr. 2025
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However, those areas were closed again on April 7 after failing another inspection.—
Stephanie Lam,
Mercury News,
23 Apr. 2025
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About her calm power and that soft, unblinking gaze.—
Nina E. Cerfolio,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Apr. 2025
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Coach has turned its gaze to its footwear for the brand’s latest campaign.—
Jean E. Palmieri,
Footwear News,
23 Apr. 2025
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Indeed, the true subject of the film’s examination turns out to be Nina herself, a doctor whose steady, unfailingly professional surface barely conceals self-lacerating anguish.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
25 Apr. 2025
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That account, however, could open him up for the first time to cross examination on the witness stand.—
Julia Prodis Sulek,
Mercury News,
25 Apr. 2025
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When his glistening herb-mint facial mask peels off, his real mask slips, revealing his unsettling stare.—
Jacqui Palumbo,
CNN Money,
15 Apr. 2025
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If he was dismayed by a team-mate or disappointed by a performance, the hands-on-hips thousand-yard stare was inescapable.—
Amy Lawrence,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2025
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Canton police were cleared of allegations of a conspiracy in an independent audit released three weeks ago.—
Michael Ruiz,
FOXNews.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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An independent audit reported in preliminary findings in May 2024 that thousands of dollars were unaccounted for in the various bank accounts and credit cards held by the Town Council, some of which had been charged off and sent to collections.—
Robert Vardon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 Apr. 2025
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To implement the policy, staff members were told to keep an eye on visitors, and check in to see if individuals are waiting on mobile orders, meeting someone, or other scenarios.—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
25 Apr. 2025
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Trump’s rating in the public’s eyes has also started to drop in the initial polling average from Decision Desk HQ/The Hill.—
Jared Gans,
The Hill,
24 Apr. 2025
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But then, over years of insect surveys (more than two decades in Rubinoff’s case), the scientists kept finding the odd moth larvae.—
Lauren Leffer,
Popular Science,
24 Apr. 2025
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Respondents spoke with live interviewers on landlines (127) and cellphones (703) or completed the survey online after receiving a text (274).—
Victoria Balara,
FOXNews.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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“Scrutiny.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scrutiny. Accessed 8 May. 2025.
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