inspected

past tense of inspect

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of inspected No major injuries were immediately reported on the scene, though one person involved was taken to the hospital to have his injuries inspected. Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025 As the fireline is constructed, inspected or reinforced, mappers record those details to adjust the containment percentage. Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 14 Oct. 2025 Travelers may also have their electronic devices inspected, be asked to prove strong ties to Canada, or face detention if entry is denied. Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025 State inspectors find deficiencies Not long before the most recent brown water incident, the Indiana Department of Environmental Management inspected the town’s water company August 5 and found deficiencies, though the report makes no correlation between the findings and the discolored water. Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 6 Oct. 2025 According to officials with the church, the building in which his funeral was held had been inspected and swept by officers and dogs before the service. Liam Rappleye, Freep.com, 4 Oct. 2025 Producers who ship nursery stock out of regulated areas to non-regulated areas must have their stock inspected, and each load must be accompanied by a certificate that attests to the fact that their product is free from the box tree moth. Chad Murphy, Cincinnati Enquirer, 2 Oct. 2025 The planes were taken out of service and inspected by maintenance teams, American Airlines said. Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 10 Apr. 2025 This report contains data from 67 restaurants inspected between March 23 and March 29. Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Apr. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inspected
Verb
  • Leslie's murder went cold for years until two new detectives re-examined the evidence in 2022.
    Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Since the nineties, a number of studies have examined the long-term impacts of starvation on fetuses in the womb.
    Clayton Dalton, New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Photos were brought in to be scanned and used alongside more than 90 oral history interviews with 100 people.
    Charlie Vargas, Oc Register, 17 Oct. 2025
  • So Allen took the snap, scanned the field, found no open receivers and bailed right, his eyes still sifting through layers of zone.
    Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 11 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom.
    CA WILDFIRE BOT, Sacbee.com, 14 Oct. 2025
  • The map below shows the rankings for 500 of the schools WalletHub reviewed.
    Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Retailers surveyed indicated their top priorities for 2026 are increasing online sales and reducing return rates.
    Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2025
  • But the bulk of the companies surveyed (35 of the 45 respondents) predicted a commercially viable pilot plant would come sometime between 2030 and 2035—in other words, about a decade away.
    Jeff Young, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025

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“Inspected.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inspected. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.

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