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 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 The city has inspected about 326 units; 161 of these are occupied. — Ubah Ali, CBS News, 31 July 2026 Buildings three stories or taller must be inspected at 25 to 30 years old, then every 10 years. — David Smiley, Miami Herald, 30 July 2026 Requiring a building permit for agricultural buildings means the structures are inspected annually by one of Yuba County’s nine independent fire districts and that their hazardous materials mitigation plans meet requirements. — Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 30 July 2026 An independent pest control specialist has since inspected and treated the caravan. — Cara Lynn Shultz, PEOPLE, 30 July 2026 If a clinic is compounding its own drugs, ask whether that’s done at the clinic or through a licensed, inspected compounding pharmacy. — Carrie Teegardin, AJC.com, 29 July 2026 Mecklenburg County sanitation scores The Mecklenburg County sanitation grades database shows that at least 1,672 restaurants were inspected over the course of the three months. — Eva Flowe july 25, Charlotte Observer, 25 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inspected
  1. examined
  2. scanned
  3. reviewed
  4. surveyed
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  • Afterward, rescuers and a veterinary team from the University of California, Davis examined the horse and sedated it.
    — Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 3 Aug. 2026
  • However, no one had directly examined fully strained films thinner than about four nanometers using techniques capable of measuring both the motion and spin of electrons at the same time.
    — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of examined
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  • Anthropic also purchased millions of print copies in bulk, stripped the books’ bindings and made scanned digital copies that were used to train Claude.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2026
  • The Addiction Hiding Behind ‘Getting Even’ Neuroscientists have scanned the brains of people who experience a grievance and then have a chance at payback.
    — Kevin Kruse, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
Definition of scanned
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  • Google, OpenAI, and Anthropic—all reportedly in attendance at Tuesday’s closed-door meeting—reviewed a draft and submitted edits in late July, Politico reported.
    — Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Privacy Bee’s analysis team has reviewed many hundreds of data broker sites and developed highly detailed guides for handling your opt-out requests.
    — Neil J. Rubenking, PC Magazine, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of reviewed
Verb
  • The National Cryptocurrency Association surveyed 10,000 crypto holders for the underlying research.
    — Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • The prompt is inspired by the recent Latinx newsletter by Carlos De Loera, which cites a Pew Research Center study that found that one-third of Latinos surveyed said their ethnicity has been a detriment to their lives.
    — Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of surveyed

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