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
The Swiss bar hit by a deadly fire in the early hours of New Year’s Day had not been inspected in five years, local authorities said Tuesday.
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Joseph Ataman, CNN Money, 6 Jan. 2026
If your city isn’t listed, either no restaurants there were inspected that month, or none earned a perfect score.
—Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 6 Jan. 2026
Eight of the centers had children present, and one had not opened yet when it was inspected, the state said.
—S.e. Jenkins, CBS News, 5 Jan. 2026
French customs has inspected more than 320,000 Shein parcels at the Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport, confirming a report by Le Parisien News.
—Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 31 Dec. 2025
Finnish authorities seized and inspected the vessel suspected to have caused the damage, the border guard said in a statement.
—Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2025
Brown, according to The Minnesota Star-Tribune, also said the other centers Shirley checked out had been inspected in the last six months and no evidence of fraud was discovered.
—David Ingram, NBC news, 30 Dec. 2025
Not just the components, but every single panel, cable, and bolt removed is logged, tracked, and inspected.
—Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 29 Dec. 2025
Geryon who is metaphorically and perhaps in reality a monster is infatuated with Herakles, but the internal world of Geryon is so thoroughly inspected.
—Amber McBride, Literary Hub, 5 Nov. 2025
Joseph Ataman, CNN Money, 6 Jan. 2026
If your city isn’t listed, either no restaurants there were inspected that month, or none earned a perfect score.
—Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 6 Jan. 2026
Eight of the centers had children present, and one had not opened yet when it was inspected, the state said.
—S.e. Jenkins, CBS News, 5 Jan. 2026
French customs has inspected more than 320,000 Shein parcels at the Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport, confirming a report by Le Parisien News.
—Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 31 Dec. 2025
Finnish authorities seized and inspected the vessel suspected to have caused the damage, the border guard said in a statement.
—Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2025
Brown, according to The Minnesota Star-Tribune, also said the other centers Shirley checked out had been inspected in the last six months and no evidence of fraud was discovered.
—David Ingram, NBC news, 30 Dec. 2025
Not just the components, but every single panel, cable, and bolt removed is logged, tracked, and inspected.
—Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 29 Dec. 2025
Geryon who is metaphorically and perhaps in reality a monster is infatuated with Herakles, but the internal world of Geryon is so thoroughly inspected.
—Amber McBride, Literary Hub, 5 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inspected
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Researchers then examined liver immune cells to determine how their DNA activity was regulated and measured levels of a key receptor.—
Pranjal Malewar,
New Atlas,
11 Jan. 2026
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Papers had been presented, models dissected, scenarios examined.—
Dan Turello,
New Yorker,
10 Jan. 2026
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My eyes scanned the crowd for Leo.—
Rachel Raposas,
PEOPLE,
7 Nov. 2025
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The State Election Board later concluded last year that Fulton County likely scanned more than 3,000 ballots twice during the recount.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
4 Nov. 2025
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The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
8 Jan. 2026
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And while Connecticut’s chief fiscal watchdog didn’t call for changing state budget caps that hamper the General Assembly’s ability to solve the Medicaid dilemma, Scanlon said all solutions need to be reviewed.—
Keith M. Phaneuf,
Hartford Courant,
7 Jan. 2026
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More than half of the agents surveyed had at least one home delisted in Q4 2025.—
Diana Olick,
CNBC,
8 Jan. 2026
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Among the 10 industries surveyed, government faces the steepest challenges due to legacy systems.—
Sheryl Estrada,
Fortune,
6 Jan. 2026
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“Inspected.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inspected. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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