inspected

verb

past tense of inspect
as in examined
to look over closely (as for judging quality or condition) inspected the collie before the dog show

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Recent Examples of inspected Restaurants are inspected by the Department of Business & Professional Regulation. — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2026 And when new subdivisions and commercial buildings are built, that adds to the permanent infrastructure that must be operated, inspected, maintained, repaired, upgraded and restored for decades. — Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026 So, a small percentage of items are inspected (maybe 1 to 2 percent or less). — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2026 All of those welds currently must be inspected for quality and endurance by a human. — Andrew Moseman, IEEE Spectrum, 8 Oct. 2026 Crews inspected the man’s route down a taxiway between gates 7 and 12 for any debris or other hazards, and planes quickly resumed moving around the airfield. — Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2026 The Illinois Division of Aeronautics also inspected the airport in late August as part of its State Comprehensive Inspection and review of the FAA Airport Master Record. — Marissa Perlman, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026 In the days leading up to the Arcadia police search of the home, Xuan and several of the nannies stripped clothes off some of the children and inspected their naked bodies for signs of abuse, according to the criminal complaint. — James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026 Our school would be housed in the Mountain State Spotlight newsroom, which had not been inspected as a school site. — Jennifer Smith Richards, ProPublica, 2 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inspected
  1. examined
  2. scanned
  3. reviewed
  4. surveyed
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  • Halima held Asho on her lap, the child wrapped in purple cloth, as a health worker examined her feet and lower legs.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Hafley said everything will be examined, and nothing is off the table.
    — Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of examined
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  • Authorities install a chip that is scanned by machines along federal highways.
    — Steve Fisher Special Correspondent Follow, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2026
  • Researchers gathered 62 people who had never taken a psychedelic before, gave them 19 milligrams of psilocybin, a common psychedelic found in certain fungi, and scanned their brains.
    — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of scanned
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  • The council hasn’t yet reviewed the agreement in full and will receive copies on Tuesday.
    — Nick Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 13 Oct. 2026
  • In another email later Wednesday afternoon, Lee said ABC News’ editors had reviewed the language and were standing by the piece.
    — Max Tani, semafor.com, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of reviewed
Verb
  • According to a national survey of nonprofits, nearly all boards had terms for their members and just over half of nonprofits surveyed had term limits.
    — Audrey McGlinchy, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Seven percent of those surveyed reported the loss of electronic equipment such as refrigerators and televisions due to voltage fluctuations.
    — Catherine Ellis, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of surveyed

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“Inspected.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inspected. Accessed 17 Oct. 2026.

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