inspected

past tense of inspect

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of inspected Then there was the time Puente had Welch sweep up the kitchen and then inspected her work. Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 18 Sep. 2026 The analysis also identified thousands of companies that have never been inspected — before or after a crash — while holding federal authority to operate coast to coast. John Kelly, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026 Before hurricane season is the best time to get your roof inspected, but late is better than never. Alora Bopray, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026 Archaeologists have since inspected the site and recovered a trove of almost 10 pounds of silver coins, with individual pieces still to be cleaned, separated, and counted. Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 9 Sep. 2026 From the driveway to the roof, there are many aspects of your home that should be inspected and fixed to prevent further damage from occurring during the winter season. Timothy Dale, The Spruce, 9 Sep. 2026 Mecklenburg County sanitation scores The Mecklenburg County sanitation grades database shows that at least 573 restaurants were inspected in August. Charlotte Observer, 8 Sep. 2026 The following restaurants in Pulaski County have been inspected by the Arkansas Department of Health over the past week. Arkansas Online, 4 Sep. 2026 The department had initially intercepted and inspected the shipment at the port based on a tip received by its counterfeit and piracy enforcement team, the department said in the release. Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inspected
Verb
  • The work examined heat, radiation, residual gases and changes in the catalyst materials after testing.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 22 Sep. 2026
  • The research, published in the scientific journal Microbial Cell, examined the effect of caffeine on fission yeast cells.
    Maggie Ryan, Flow Space, 21 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • As promulgated last month, ballots must use envelopes with an election-mail logo that can to be scanned using high-speed processing equipment and contain a barcode unique to each voter.
    New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Another study from 2021 found three of the 532 brains scanned showed signs of the disease.
    Mike McRae September 15, New Atlas, 15 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Bonnell was a probationary officer with the Porter County Sheriff's Office, and was fired on Monday after the department reviewed the incident, according to the sheriff's office.
    Todd Feurer, CBS News, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Matthews, however, immediately challenged the decision, and the matter was subsequently reviewed in May 2026.
    Stefania Conrieri, Vanity Fair, 21 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Coe added World Athletics research had shown Kenya was the most passionate market for track and field among those surveyed.
    ABC News, ABC News, 15 Sep. 2026
  • In a July study in Frontiers in Psychology, remote workers reported the highest levels of positive well-being among roughly 7,700 healthcare employees surveyed across fully remote, hybrid and on-site roles.
    Cordilia James, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2026

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“Inspected.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inspected. Accessed 22 Sep. 2026.

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