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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
In July, Miles Richardson, a professor at the University of Derby, published the findings of a new study in the journal Earth, which examines how our connection to nature has shifted since 1800.
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Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 11 Nov. 2025
Her work examines themes including gender, healing, cultural destruction, and sustainability through the lens of politics.
—News Desk, Artforum, 11 Nov. 2025
The next step was a bronchoscopy, a medical procedure that closely examines the airways of the lungs.
—Yamillah Hurtado, PEOPLE, 11 Nov. 2025
Washington examines varying experiences of displacement, writing with tenderness about the tolls of emigration and exile, both cultural and familial.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 10 Nov. 2025
The project is called the The FinCEN Files, after the agency — the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, or FinCEN — that examines SARs.
—Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
Suburban Fury examines how Moore became radicalized, a strange tale involving Patty Hearst, the Symbionese Liberation Army, the Secret Service and the FBI.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 7 Nov. 2025
Set in Baltimore, the HBO original chronicles institutions on each side of the drug trade and examines how cops, drug dealers, reporters, lawyers, teachers, and blue-collar workers are all connected by the same system.
—Taryn Finley, Refinery29, 7 Nov. 2025
The exhibition examines three decades of work, from the mid-1960s to the mid-1990s, roughly the first half of Ramsés’ career.
—Michael James Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Nov. 2025
Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 11 Nov. 2025
Her work examines themes including gender, healing, cultural destruction, and sustainability through the lens of politics.
—News Desk, Artforum, 11 Nov. 2025
The next step was a bronchoscopy, a medical procedure that closely examines the airways of the lungs.
—Yamillah Hurtado, PEOPLE, 11 Nov. 2025
Washington examines varying experiences of displacement, writing with tenderness about the tolls of emigration and exile, both cultural and familial.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 10 Nov. 2025
The project is called the The FinCEN Files, after the agency — the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, or FinCEN — that examines SARs.
—Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
Suburban Fury examines how Moore became radicalized, a strange tale involving Patty Hearst, the Symbionese Liberation Army, the Secret Service and the FBI.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 7 Nov. 2025
Set in Baltimore, the HBO original chronicles institutions on each side of the drug trade and examines how cops, drug dealers, reporters, lawyers, teachers, and blue-collar workers are all connected by the same system.
—Taryn Finley, Refinery29, 7 Nov. 2025
The exhibition examines three decades of work, from the mid-1960s to the mid-1990s, roughly the first half of Ramsés’ career.
—Michael James Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for examines
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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,
2 Nov. 2025
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Every season interrogates a different aspect of entertainment.—
Josh Wigler,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Oct. 2025
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Department of Homeland Security spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin confirmed that the employees in the Office of Detention Oversight, which inspects immigration detention centers, are currently not working.—
The NPR Network,
NPR,
6 Nov. 2025
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Each year, the department inspects every cruise ship under its purview and provides a score and corrective report to the cruise line.—
Colson Thayer,
PEOPLE,
5 Nov. 2025
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Other projects announced at the launch event today include Gangster Priest, a black comedy about a gangster who has trouble leaving behind his life of crime; and horror film Hopscotch, which explores how family trauma is replicated through new generations.—
Liz Shackleton,
Deadline,
7 Nov. 2025
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Across eight episodes, the series explores how love can twist into possession and how far a parent will go to protect their child.—
JP Mangalindan,
Time,
6 Nov. 2025
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For more reliable verification, try using reverse image search tools like Google Images or TinEye to trace origins, or use specialized AI image detectors like TruthScan, which scans for artificial generation artifacts with high precision.—
Matt Emma,
USA Today,
3 Nov. 2025
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Igor scans the workbench, ultimately choosing a box of candies and mints, a delightfully absurd solution that still pleases his master.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Nov. 2025
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Additionally, the department licenses and regulates insurance companies operating in Arkansas, administers the state government's workers' compensation program, provides Medicare counseling to senior citizens, and investigates consumer complaints and insurance fraud.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
6 Nov. 2025
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Parise’s work investigates a core question of how the brain knows when sound and vision match.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Nov. 2025
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The idea also comes as the Supreme Court reviews the legality of the president’s tariffs, many of which lower courts previously found unlawful, according to Business Insider.—
Bailey Richards,
PEOPLE,
9 Nov. 2025
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Pappas is chair of the Senate Capital Investment Committee, which reviews borrowing and funding proposals for large public projects.—
Alex Derosier,
Twin Cities,
6 Nov. 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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Clinton received roughly 6,000 fewer votes than Obama in the state House district that includes Little Haiti, according to Steve Schale, a Democratic operative in Florida who analyzes election data.—
David Smiley,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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Glass Lewis, a proxy advisory firm, analyzes company books and recommends how shareholders should vote on decisions like this.—
Camila Domonoske,
NPR,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Examines.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/examines. Accessed 30 Nov. 2025.
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