inspected

past tense of inspect

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of inspected 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 The mayor and superintendent of schools disputed the claims, saying all city schools already are regularly monitored and inspected and issues corrected in a district that takes safety very seriously. Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 31 Aug. 2026 Rookies learn to pack parachutes by doing it twenty times, and having each one inspected. M. R. O’Connor, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026 Federal law requires nursing homes to be inspected at least once every 15 months. Matan Josephy, Idaho Statesman, 31 Aug. 2026 One of the people who saw and inspected the impressive whitetail was veteran tribal conservation officer Bill Bailey from Honor, Michigan. Richard P. Smith, Outdoor Life, 27 Aug. 2026 Following Hawley’s death in 2022, state officials told Six Flags to immediately shut down X2 and leave it in its current condition so it could be inspected. Blake Ellis, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2026 The jet was still on the runway and being inspected Thursday morning. Ayesha Ali, ABC News, 27 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inspected
Verb
  • Still, the study helps to explain previous research that has examined the connection between music and physiological and psychological stress responses.
    Payal Dhar, Scientific American, 7 Sep. 2026
  • China tests anti-drone artillery Wang Lei and his team examined how large-caliber guns could attack groups of small unmanned weapons.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 7 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The holotype was one of the first specimens to be scanned once the lab was up and running in late 2024.
    Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2026
  • The teachers scanned their work and used AI to analyze how their handwriting could improve.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 10 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • In a 30-page order filed in the Southern District of Florida reviewed by USA TODAY, Magistrate Judge Lauren Louis denied a defense motion for the brothers' release.
    Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026
  • After the 2012 pay cut, salaries were reviewed again in 2017 but the government chose not to adopt a recommendation to increase them.
    Reuters, NBC news, 9 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Pew Research Center found that 66% of the American adults surveyed would not even want to apply for a job where AI makes hiring decisions.
    Ranjay Sarda, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Students who refrain from using AI perform better academically than those who use it, according to the report, which surveyed more than 760,000 students across 91 countries.
    Jake Angelo, semafor.com, 9 Sep. 2026

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“Inspected.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inspected. Accessed 13 Sep. 2026.

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