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
The black-and-white surveillance video from November 2024 shows a masked thief carefully inspecting and stuffing seven of Van Gaver's pigeons into a bag.
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Sharyn Alfonsi, CBS News, 26 Apr. 2026
When traveling, the EPA suggests inspecting any room visitors will be staying in for the presence of bed bugs.
—Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 20 Apr. 2026
Iran will also be inspecting each ship for weapons, the FT reported, citing a spokesperson for Iran’s oil, gas and petrochemical products exporters’ union.
—Kevin Breuninger,spencer Kimball,brian Sullivan,pippa Stevens, CNBC, 8 Apr. 2026
The Sidewalk Accessibility for Everyone Program involves inspecting every sidewalk in the city every five years, covering one city council district per year, then completing every repair in the district within the year.
—Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 7 Apr. 2026
She’s spent most of her career inspecting dead bodies for signs of foul play.
—Susanne Rust
follow, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2026
Afroman then released a song about the raid, with a music video including footage of the officers tearing apart his home and inspecting a lemon pound cake that was in his kitchen.
—Carlos Garcia, Fortune, 31 Mar. 2026
The contract also calls for identifying, inspecting and reprogramming all existing security devices based on their specific type and location.
—Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 30 Mar. 2026
The investigation included inspecting scanners at the chain’s drug stores.
—Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2026
Sharyn Alfonsi, CBS News, 26 Apr. 2026
When traveling, the EPA suggests inspecting any room visitors will be staying in for the presence of bed bugs.
—Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 20 Apr. 2026
Iran will also be inspecting each ship for weapons, the FT reported, citing a spokesperson for Iran’s oil, gas and petrochemical products exporters’ union.
—Kevin Breuninger,spencer Kimball,brian Sullivan,pippa Stevens, CNBC, 8 Apr. 2026
The Sidewalk Accessibility for Everyone Program involves inspecting every sidewalk in the city every five years, covering one city council district per year, then completing every repair in the district within the year.
—Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 7 Apr. 2026
She’s spent most of her career inspecting dead bodies for signs of foul play.
—Susanne Rust
follow, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2026
Afroman then released a song about the raid, with a music video including footage of the officers tearing apart his home and inspecting a lemon pound cake that was in his kitchen.
—Carlos Garcia, Fortune, 31 Mar. 2026
The contract also calls for identifying, inspecting and reprogramming all existing security devices based on their specific type and location.
—Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 30 Mar. 2026
The investigation included inspecting scanners at the chain’s drug stores.
—Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inspecting
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Given the highly turbulent nature of the solar atmosphere, researchers are now examining whether similar variations in type III burst drift rates could be driven by magnetic irregularities, including switchbacks or broader field deflections.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
3 May 2026
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Last month, Disability Law Colorado released a report examining conditions inside youth detention facilities.—
Karen Morfitt,
CBS News,
3 May 2026
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Coach Mitch Johnson must have known the Spurs needed to get the De’Aaron Fox-Victor Wembanyama pick-and-roll going more after reviewing Game 1.—
Jon Krawczynski,
New York Times,
7 May 2026
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Users will be able to choose between an automatic process, or reviewing changes to memory directly.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
6 May 2026
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Then the Solar System Dynamics Group at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory analyzes the objects that will come closest to Earth, using infrared-scanning telescopes such as NEOWISE to estimate the size of asteroids, especially darker ones that are difficult to see in the visible spectrum.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
10 May 2026
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Post-cycling analysis to evaluate condition The researchers also performed post-cycling analysis after 50 cycles, using scanning electron microscopy and energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy to evaluate the condition of the electrodes.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
9 May 2026
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The show is a culinary guessing game, where bakers must decode and decipher what type of dessert was made after surveying small clues like crumbs and food trails.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
4 May 2026
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Many of us have dreamed of stepping into Carrie Bradshaw’s walk-in closet and surveying a sea of Manolo Blahnik shoe boxes.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
30 Apr. 2026
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