inspected

past tense of inspect

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Recent Examples of inspected The restaurant received a score of 68 and has since been re-inspected and cleared to open. Mary Ella Hastings july 3, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 July 2026 In its statement, Delta said the plane landed without incident and is being inspected. Diego Mendoza, CNN Money, 4 July 2026 Mecklenburg County sanitation scores The Mecklenburg County sanitation grades database shows that at least 155 restaurants were inspected June 26 through July 2. Eva Flowe july 3, Charlotte Observer, 3 July 2026 Following an inspection in March, the city issued a formal notice of condemnation and order to vacate, as only about 17% of the rooms inspected passed. Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 2 July 2026 Moreover, the high safety profile of these facilities requires them to be inspected regularly and thoroughly, prompting long shutdowns as well. Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 2 July 2026 The engine mounts were closely inspected following the November crash, and going forward the spherical bearings will be replaced regularly, after every 4,000 cycles of takeoffs and landings. ABC News, 1 July 2026 Railcars and buses will also be inspected to make sure the air conditioning is working. Aziza Shuler, CBS News, 30 June 2026 While Europeans at Ellis Island did face medical inspections and some were even detained, Asians and Pacific Islanders at Angel Island were especially not welcomed; because of anti-Chinese exclusion laws, they instead were inspected, interrogated and detained in prison-like conditions. Matt Alderton, USA Today, 22 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inspected
Verb
  • Rizzo and his team examined the media consumption of 593 white children from across America.
    Whitney Friedlander, Los Angeles Times, 13 July 2026
  • Detectives later examined Roper's cellphone and confirmed those communications had been deleted, the affidavit states.
    Shafiq Najib, ABC News, 13 July 2026
Verb
  • After 90 days the squid were removed from the tanks and euthanized, and their brains were scanned using magnetic resonance imaging.
    Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 9 July 2026
  • Armed with a basket and a stick, her keen eyes scanned the damp, leafy undergrowth.
    Leah Hudson, Popular Science, 9 July 2026
Verb
  • 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, 16 July 2026
  • The 41-year-old’s criminal history spans more than two decades, with many of the more recent charges related to some type of violent incident, according to court records reviewed by the Idaho Statesman.
    Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 15 July 2026
Verb
  • Twenty-two percent of chief financial officers surveyed by Mercer in February said the high price of health benefits had forced them to stop hiring or led to layoffs.
    Melody Petersen, Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2026
  • For its second-quarter financial results out next week, financial analysts surveyed by FactSet expect earnings per share will barely budge — 32 cents versus 33 cents a year earlier — continuing a sixth quarter streak of flat or falling profits.
    Bernard Condon, Fortune, 16 July 2026

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

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