inspecting

verb

present participle of inspect
as in examining
to look over closely (as for judging quality or condition) inspected the collie before the dog show

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Recent Examples of inspecting An individual working on a renovation to the northeast side of Lamb’s property noticed the broken window on July 31 and called 9-1-1 after inspecting that the home had been tampered. — Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Aug. 2026 The regulations would put a heavy burden on fire agencies already charged with regularly inspecting properties in fire-risk areas, Schalet said. — Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 20 Aug. 2026 New monitoring tools look for signs of potential security incidents by automatically inspecting a model's internal activity. — James Peckham, PC Magazine, 19 Aug. 2026 The immediate response should include recording how long ships have remained stationary, inspecting hulls, forecasting their first ports of call and expanding monitoring for nonnative species. — Monica Sanders, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026 But there’s no match for inspecting hardware after returning from space. — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 18 Aug. 2026 On her 43 acres of woods and reclaimed native prairie in rural Tazewell County, Katie VandenBerg walked the edge of her property, inspecting a line of oaks bordered by miles of corn and soybean fields. — Christiana Freitag, Chicago Tribune, 16 Aug. 2026 Obviously, standing on top of your counters and inspecting the cabinet tops daily isn’t necessarily realistic. — Quincy Bulin, Southern Living, 14 Aug. 2026 Drainage layers need inspecting to prevent disastrous leaks that damage the building below. — Taylor Wishart, The Conversation, 12 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inspecting
  1. examining
  2. reviewing
  3. scanning
  4. surveying
Verb
  • Doctors examining the previously healthy teenager at a Los Angeles hospital discovered a subdural hematoma, a life-threatening injury which occurs when blood collects on the surface of the brain.
    — Blake Ellis, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2026
  • The group had been examining the middle finger on Sasaki’s right hand.
    — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of examining
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  • After reviewing the evidence, an internal review board was divided on whether Garcia-Alamilla was justified in using deadly force.
    — Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Finding relevant evidence may require searching multiple databases, reviewing individual studies, and comparing current clinical guidelines.
    — Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of reviewing
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  • Clinical Trial Recruitment AI can accelerate clinical trial participant matching by scanning records against eligibility criteria, shortening recruitment dramatically.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026
  • As the children played and the adults talked, Rose kept noticing her husband looking toward the water, scanning the horizon.
    — Daryl Austin, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of scanning
Verb
  • Anne Dressen, a curator at the Musée d’Art Moderne de Paris, has been researching these questions by surveying hundreds of museum labels and wall texts across Europe and the US.
    — Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Another goal of the telescope is to spend a month surveying all the stars in the Milky Way galaxy.
    — Joe Palca, NPR, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of surveying

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“Inspecting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inspecting. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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