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as in interrogated
to put a series of questions to
the defense attorney was eager to examine her star witness
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as in reviewed
to look over closely (as for judging quality or condition)
the customer painstakingly examined the antique piece of furniture from top to bottom before purchasing it
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as in explored
to search through or into
a groundbreaking study that examined the causes of juvenile delinquency
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Recent Examples of examined
The investigation reportedly examined additional texts from Chavez-DeRemer and her deputy chief of staff asking other staffers to purchase wine for the Cabinet secretary.
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Joseph Konig, PEOPLE, 16 Apr. 2026
The civil society organization’s latest report examined whether reintroducing combustion into the EU ETS—a key policy mechanism for achieving the EU’s climate objectives—would cause a resurgence in landfill use across the continent.
—Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 16 Apr. 2026
Atul Gupta, assistant professor in the department of health care management at the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, was one of several researchers who examined the acquisition of over 1,600 skilled nursing facilities by private equity firms between 2005 and 2016.
—Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 15 Apr. 2026
In the last one-year period examined by The Bee, Nakamura cited drivers for 20,361 violations, exceeding the previous year’s achievement by more than 1,300 tickets.
—Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 15 Apr. 2026
An international research team examined pieces of turtle shell — dating back some 125,000 years — discovered at the dig in what is now the Saxony-Anhalt region of Germany.
—Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 15 Apr. 2026
Only five locations were still open as of November, according to a USA Today article, which examined whether Sears would be open for Christmas in 2026.
—Domenica Bongiovanni, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
Law enforcement teams visited 462 businesses in Tarrant County and examined close to 3,000 credit card devices, gas pumps and ATMs during the operation, recovering 13 skimming devices, according to a news release.
—Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Apr. 2026
The Epoch poll also examined how American adults were putting AI to use.
—Jared Perlo, NBC news, 9 Apr. 2026
Joseph Konig, PEOPLE, 16 Apr. 2026
The civil society organization’s latest report examined whether reintroducing combustion into the EU ETS—a key policy mechanism for achieving the EU’s climate objectives—would cause a resurgence in landfill use across the continent.
—Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 16 Apr. 2026
Atul Gupta, assistant professor in the department of health care management at the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, was one of several researchers who examined the acquisition of over 1,600 skilled nursing facilities by private equity firms between 2005 and 2016.
—Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 15 Apr. 2026
In the last one-year period examined by The Bee, Nakamura cited drivers for 20,361 violations, exceeding the previous year’s achievement by more than 1,300 tickets.
—Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 15 Apr. 2026
An international research team examined pieces of turtle shell — dating back some 125,000 years — discovered at the dig in what is now the Saxony-Anhalt region of Germany.
—Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 15 Apr. 2026
Only five locations were still open as of November, according to a USA Today article, which examined whether Sears would be open for Christmas in 2026.
—Domenica Bongiovanni, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
Law enforcement teams visited 462 businesses in Tarrant County and examined close to 3,000 credit card devices, gas pumps and ATMs during the operation, recovering 13 skimming devices, according to a news release.
—Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Apr. 2026
The Epoch poll also examined how American adults were putting AI to use.
—Jared Perlo, NBC news, 9 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for examined
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While on the stand, Texas Ranger Job Espinoza, the lead investigator who was with Horner when Athena's body was located and interrogated him after his arrest, testified that Horner had told him Athena’s underwear was still on her body, according to FOX 4.—
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
9 Apr. 2026
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Geiser said the organization was made aware of reports that federal authorities interrogated Wang before his death.—
Elaine Rojas-Castillo,
CBS News,
8 Apr. 2026
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This year’s semifinalists were selected from 888 nominees by a panel of arts educators, who reviewed applications, performance videos, portfolios, film samples and artistic résumés.—
Heide Janssen,
Oc Register,
19 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,
19 Apr. 2026
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Drawing on these accounts, Thomas published some of the first books that explored the Japanese experience of the war at a time when the subject was seldom discussed, including in the Japanese American community.—
Hua Hsu,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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But Denver explored potential upgrades or alternatives in free agency before the price got too high, and the 31-year-old Engram’s contract is up one way or another after this year.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
19 Apr. 2026
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Animal rights activists questioned whether the wolf could survive outside the zoo and also worried it might be killed during capture, something that happened to a puma that escaped from the same zoo in 2018.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 Apr. 2026
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The teen’s parents later questioned how her abuser was able to continue working with children following his arrest.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
16 Apr. 2026
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Once in a while, black flats compress the space, framing a single character’s face, bathed in a bleaching white light, as if their vulnerabilities were being scanned by an MRI.—
Emily Nussbaum,
New Yorker,
16 Apr. 2026
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Formatting breaks, conversions get messy, and scanned documents feel painful to work with.—
StackCommerce Team,
PC Magazine,
14 Apr. 2026
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These are the 15th and 16th homicides of the year investigated by OPD.—
Sierra Lopez,
Mercury News,
19 Apr. 2026
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District officials were notified in January that Francis was being federally investigated.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
18 Apr. 2026
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Young added that about half of the teams surveyed are already using AI-native simulation platforms in production, even as traditional methods still account for a slight majority of total workloads.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
17 Apr. 2026
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The poll surveyed 1,000 American adults from March 26-30.—
Arizona Republic,
AZCentral.com,
17 Apr. 2026
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For SpaceX, these are the only pieces of the Falcon 9 and Starship that haven’t been recovered, inspected, and reused.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
19 Apr. 2026
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In a meeting with city officials on Friday, the activists demanded that searches be carried out without interruption until the site is fully inspected.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
18 Apr. 2026
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