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
For SpaceX, these are the only pieces of the Falcon 9 and Starship that haven’t been recovered, inspected, and reused.
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Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 19 Apr. 2026
In a meeting with city officials on Friday, the activists demanded that searches be carried out without interruption until the site is fully inspected.
—CBS News, 18 Apr. 2026
In many cases, a customer may have opened the original packaging, had second thoughts, and sent the item back, where it was carefully inspected by Wayfair’s team of experts, then relisted at a deep discount.
—Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Apr. 2026
This means manufacturers of more dangerous products, or product types that were previously found to have issues, are inspected more frequently.
—C. Michael White, CNN Money, 15 Apr. 2026
Air conditioning units — which can be central air systems or individual units — must be inspected between September and May each year.
—Mike Stunson, USA Today, 10 Apr. 2026
The Los Angeles County Fire Department’s arson unit inspected the warehouse.
—Sacbee.com, 10 Apr. 2026
Here are the inspection scores and violations for restaurants that Tarrant County Public Health (TCPH) inspected for March 29th - April 4th, 2026.
—Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Apr. 2026
We are regularly inspected in this area by regulatory bodies and meet strict standards of professional practice.
—Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2026
Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 19 Apr. 2026
In a meeting with city officials on Friday, the activists demanded that searches be carried out without interruption until the site is fully inspected.
—CBS News, 18 Apr. 2026
In many cases, a customer may have opened the original packaging, had second thoughts, and sent the item back, where it was carefully inspected by Wayfair’s team of experts, then relisted at a deep discount.
—Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Apr. 2026
This means manufacturers of more dangerous products, or product types that were previously found to have issues, are inspected more frequently.
—C. Michael White, CNN Money, 15 Apr. 2026
Air conditioning units — which can be central air systems or individual units — must be inspected between September and May each year.
—Mike Stunson, USA Today, 10 Apr. 2026
The Los Angeles County Fire Department’s arson unit inspected the warehouse.
—Sacbee.com, 10 Apr. 2026
Here are the inspection scores and violations for restaurants that Tarrant County Public Health (TCPH) inspected for March 29th - April 4th, 2026.
—Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Apr. 2026
We are regularly inspected in this area by regulatory bodies and meet strict standards of professional practice.
—Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inspected
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Edens, a professor of psychology at Texas A&M University, testified about studies he’s been involved in that examined whether experts accurately predicted future violence by defendants believed to be a threat.—
Harriet Ramos,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
23 Apr. 2026
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The authors looked at all sizes of flooding and examined separately what FEMA considers the most extreme, which are the top 1% of events.—
Seth Borenstein,
Fortune,
23 Apr. 2026
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According to a California audit last month which analyzed open network traffic across more than 7,600 popular websites scanned from California, over half (55%) of sites set advertising cookies even after users explicitly rejected them.—
Catherina Gioino,
Fortune,
21 Apr. 2026
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Once in a while, black flats compress the space, framing a single character’s face, bathed in a bleaching white light, as if their vulnerabilities were being scanned by an MRI.—
Emily Nussbaum,
New Yorker,
16 Apr. 2026
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This year’s semifinalists were selected from 888 nominees by a panel of arts educators, who reviewed applications, performance videos, portfolios, film samples and artistic résumés.—
Heide Janssen,
Oc Register,
19 Apr. 2026
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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.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
19 Apr. 2026
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Young added that about half of the teams surveyed are already using AI-native simulation platforms in production, even as traditional methods still account for a slight majority of total workloads.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
17 Apr. 2026
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The poll surveyed 1,000 American adults from March 26-30.—
Arizona Republic,
AZCentral.com,
17 Apr. 2026
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