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as in interrogates
to put a series of questions to
the defense attorney was eager to examine her star witness
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as in inspects
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 explores
to search through or into
a groundbreaking study that examined the causes of juvenile delinquency
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Recent Examples of examines
While several documentaries have been made about Rader, Borgman’s film examines the crimes through a new lens via Rader’s daughter, Kerri Rawson.
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Addie Morfoot, Variety, 14 Oct. 2025
The Goldman report also examines the risks and broader implications.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2025
Our Living Lands is a weekly radio segment that examines how climate change affects the health, culture, and environment of Indigenous communities.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 13 Oct. 2025
While the novel examines clashes between diverging approaches to justice, honor, and community, its looping chronology illustrates the inescapable ripples of national and family histories.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
From migrants and colonizers to gossip and war, Emily Wilson examines The Aeneid and its relevance to the modern world.
—tumblr.com, 11 Oct. 2025
The show, curated by Essence Harden and Paulina Pobocha, examines how artists engage with the city’s layered history and architecture.
—Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 11 Oct. 2025
The report examines how long that money will last for a retiree in every state.
—Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 7 Oct. 2025
The project examines how Elizabeth Taylor transformed from a child actress into a powerhouse performer, global businesswoman, and humanitarian whose influence on celebrity culture echoes today.
—Adisa Hargett-Robinson, The Washington Examiner, 6 Oct. 2025
Addie Morfoot, Variety, 14 Oct. 2025
The Goldman report also examines the risks and broader implications.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2025
Our Living Lands is a weekly radio segment that examines how climate change affects the health, culture, and environment of Indigenous communities.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 13 Oct. 2025
While the novel examines clashes between diverging approaches to justice, honor, and community, its looping chronology illustrates the inescapable ripples of national and family histories.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
From migrants and colonizers to gossip and war, Emily Wilson examines The Aeneid and its relevance to the modern world.
—tumblr.com, 11 Oct. 2025
The show, curated by Essence Harden and Paulina Pobocha, examines how artists engage with the city’s layered history and architecture.
—Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 11 Oct. 2025
The report examines how long that money will last for a retiree in every state.
—Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 7 Oct. 2025
The project examines how Elizabeth Taylor transformed from a child actress into a powerhouse performer, global businesswoman, and humanitarian whose influence on celebrity culture echoes today.
—Adisa Hargett-Robinson, The Washington Examiner, 6 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for examines
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Also starring Denis O'Hare, Zachary Quinto, Sandra Bernhard, Isaac Powell, and Patti LuPone, NYC interrogates many thematic threads, but none more so than the illusion of control.—
James Mercadante,
Entertainment Weekly,
1 Oct. 2025
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Made in Africa is a monthly column by Rolling Stone staff writer Mankaprr Conteh that celebrates and interrogates the lives, concerns, and innovations of cultural workers of the African diaspora from their vantage point.—
Mankaprr Conteh,
Rolling Stone,
29 Sep. 2025
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The auditors chose to look into how CBP inspects returning cruise passengers following recent years’ assessments from CBP field offices that cited a growing threat of drug contraband smuggling by way of cruises.—
Anna Giaritelli,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Oct. 2025
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Deputy Public Works Director Carlos Zepeda said the department’s staff inspects the parks on a regular basis, looking out for things that need immediate fixes.—
Hema Sivanandam,
Mercury News,
21 Sep. 2025
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In her tender debut short, writer-director Nishi Dugar delicately explores how children confront the first ripples of loss.—
Essie Assibu,
Variety,
17 Oct. 2025
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Directed by Ben Charles Edwards, inspired by Mark Twain’s The Mysterious Stranger, the film explores themes of faith, destiny, and the duality of good and evil.—
The Deadline Team,
Deadline,
17 Oct. 2025
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The technology scans the entire genome for single nucleotide polymorphisms, or SNPs—the spots where one person’s genome might have a T, while another’s has a C—for associations with human behaviors.—
Eric Turkheimer,
The Atlantic,
13 Oct. 2025
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The software scans for visible firearms and sends an alert whenever a potential threat appears.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
29 Sep. 2025
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Unknown numbers are being fired at the Office for Civil Rights, which investigates complaints of discrimination at the nation’s schools and universities.—
Collin Binkley,
Twin Cities,
13 Oct. 2025
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ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power.—
Jodi S. Cohen,
ProPublica,
13 Oct. 2025
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Also fired was much of the agency’s human resources staff; its entire Washington office, which communicates with Congress; and its ethics office, which reviews conflicts of interest for CDC leaders and advisory committee members.—
Erika Edwards,
NBC news,
16 Oct. 2025
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Neither John Glenn Columbus International Airport nor Rickenbacker International Airport are showing the video while the Columbus Regional Airport Authority's legal team reviews it.—
Kaycee Sloan,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
15 Oct. 2025
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In his new, hefty cookbook that surveys the region, Recipes from the American South, the James Beard Award-winning author is teaching home cooks how to make food that better reflects the region's complex, messy and still-evolving history.—
Anastasia Tsioulcas,
NPR,
15 Oct. 2025
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Miami-area are prices down about 4 cents from a month ago and 18 cents from a year ago, according to GasBuddy, a national fuel monitoring service that surveys nearly 1,700 stations in South Florida.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
13 Oct. 2025
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This article was generated by the Bay Area Home Report Bot, software that analyzes home sales or other data and creates an article based on a template created by humans.—
Bay Area Home Report,
Mercury News,
17 Oct. 2025
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The new Studio introduces an intuitive Smart Machining Wizard that automatically analyzes project geometry and recommends optimal toolpath parameters.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
16 Oct. 2025
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