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 One noticed a different hospice in a location recently inspected. — Jason Henry, Daily News, 9 Aug. 2026 Homes can be visually inspected for compliance from the outside, and enclosing the ground level area for living space after the home is constructed and approved for occupancy would draw a reverse work order. — Adam Van Brimmer, AJC.com, 8 Aug. 2026 After obtaining remote code execution, agents inspected the local system, identified a Linux kernel version vulnerable to a recent privilege escalation flaw, downloaded an exploit, adapted it and obtained root access. — Ron Schmelzer, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026 But only a tiny fraction of food imports to the US are actually inspected there. — Yahya Abou-Ghazala, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026 The Arlington Heights pole was inspected in May 2023 and the LaGrange Park pole was inspected in October 2025. — Tara Molina, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026 Authorities said engineers have now inspected 43,679 homes across the affected region. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 4 Aug. 2026 Here are the inspection scores and violations for restaurants that Tarrant County Public Health (TCPH) inspected for July 12th - July 25th, 2026. — Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Aug. 2026 Workers welded and inspected every pipe joint to guarantee a pressure-tight boundary. — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 31 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inspected
  1. examined
  2. scanned
  3. reviewed
  4. surveyed
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  • Schrell examined whether annual production campaigns would be more effective, but concluded that the approach would not make economic or operational sense because of costs, limited hot-cell capacity and the isotope’s relatively short half-life.
    — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 10 Aug. 2026
  • The study examined 1,089 working adults residing on lower apartment floors in Tokyo.
    — Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of examined
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  • Instead, a camera from Clear, the facial recognition company, scanned my face and the gate opened.
    — Andrew Zucker, Vanity Fair, 14 Aug. 2026
  • The researchers scanned the brains of eight dogs — six border collies, a labrador and a golden retriever — while showing them images of strangers with either a happy or a neutral expression.
    — Lianne Kolirin, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of scanned
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  • The spending is heavily dominated by staff travel, transportation and lodging, which make up the vast majority of the top expenditures, per P-card data reviewed by the Herald after a public records request.
    — Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 12 Aug. 2026
  • She was later charged with seven counts, including driving under the influence of multiple substances, DUI drugs, DUI alcohol-less safe and improper stopping on a roadway, according to court records reviewed by USA TODAY.
    — Liza Esquibias, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of reviewed
Verb
  • The Tyson Group surveyed 817 likely general election voters nationwide from July 27-28 through an online opt-in panel.
    — Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Bumble added that more than half of the people the company surveyed preferred having more time to respond to first messages.
    — Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of surveyed

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