inspected

past tense of inspect

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Recent Examples of inspected 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 Those medications can be used for other reasons too, however, and no diagnoses were recorded in the records that were inspected by the FDA. Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 25 July 2026 Unlike conventional surface ships, every pressure-hull section must be formed, welded, aligned, and inspected to extremely tight tolerances. Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 23 July 2026 Restaurants that fail inspection must be re-inspected within 10 days or face closure. Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 July 2026 Surfaces must be finished; interfaces, holes and sealing features may require precision machining; and components must be separated from build plates, heat treated, inspected and documented. Carolyn Schwaar, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026 Restaurants are inspected by the Florida Department of Business & Professional Regulation. David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 22 July 2026 Open-box products are typically excess inventory or customer returns that have been inspected and verified to be in new condition. Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 22 July 2026 Similarly, chair umpires and line judges can be undermined by television replays which use a non-official version of ELC to show fans watching at home an impression that may not line up with a ball mark when inspected. James Hansen, New York Times, 20 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inspected
Verb
  • That’s according to an analysis released by the Americans for Tax Fairness (ATF), a progressive advocacy group, which examined Federal Election Commission data through March 1.
    Sydney Lake, Fortune, 27 July 2026
  • The effectiveness of conducting screening interviews via AI rather than a person is still being examined and preparing for these requires learning a new skill.
    Kate Wieczorek, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
Verb
  • 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
Verb
  • William Megginson and Jeffry Netter reviewed a large body of evidence in 2001 and concluded that privatized firms generally became more profitable and financially healthier.
    James Broughel, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
  • The deal must be reviewed by Congress, which has 90 days to consider it.
    Geoff Brumfiel, NPR, 22 July 2026
Verb
  • Ahead of the games, PayJoy surveyed 5,300 of its Mexican customers.
    Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 24 July 2026
  • Researchers surveyed 1,458 New Hampshire residents online, including members of the Granite State Panel and respondents recruited by text message.
    Rena Rowe, The Washington Examiner, 22 July 2026

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“Inspected.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inspected. Accessed 29 Jul. 2026.

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