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 caseworker would walk through a house wearing white gloves, inspecting window sills and mantels for dust.
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Stephanie Land, Time, 30 Oct. 2025
The 20-year-old didn’t bother inspecting it further, threw it in the gutter and went on with her day.
—Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
Disability Law Colorado has a statutory role advocating for the rights of people with disabilities, including by inspecting facilities across the state and filing lawsuits.
—Meg Wingerter, Denver Post, 29 Oct. 2025
Morgan and Joanne are seen fixing each other’s hair or inspecting their faces in bathroom mirrors in several scenes, usually following socially awkward or tense moments like a disastrous double-date or a run-in with a frenemy.
—Nicola Dall'asen, Allure, 24 Oct. 2025
Customs and Border Protection officers discovered the artifacts while inspecting parcels enroute from overseas shippers to private collectors, including a person in Edgewater, Maryland.
—Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025
Other violations, like the Israel army’s killing of six Palestinian civilians inspecting their homes after the ceasefire was announced, aren’t anomalies.
—Faisal J. Abbas, semafor.com, 16 Oct. 2025
Footage and images released by the Chilean Navy on the social-media platform X in recent days show Iquique's maritime authority inspecting foreign fishing vessels off the city to verify their compliance with legal regulations and international agreements.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
Images published by The Sun show police officers and investigators in high-visibility vests inspecting the area as onlookers gathered nearby.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2025
Stephanie Land, Time, 30 Oct. 2025
The 20-year-old didn’t bother inspecting it further, threw it in the gutter and went on with her day.
—Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
Disability Law Colorado has a statutory role advocating for the rights of people with disabilities, including by inspecting facilities across the state and filing lawsuits.
—Meg Wingerter, Denver Post, 29 Oct. 2025
Morgan and Joanne are seen fixing each other’s hair or inspecting their faces in bathroom mirrors in several scenes, usually following socially awkward or tense moments like a disastrous double-date or a run-in with a frenemy.
—Nicola Dall'asen, Allure, 24 Oct. 2025
Customs and Border Protection officers discovered the artifacts while inspecting parcels enroute from overseas shippers to private collectors, including a person in Edgewater, Maryland.
—Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025
Other violations, like the Israel army’s killing of six Palestinian civilians inspecting their homes after the ceasefire was announced, aren’t anomalies.
—Faisal J. Abbas, semafor.com, 16 Oct. 2025
Footage and images released by the Chilean Navy on the social-media platform X in recent days show Iquique's maritime authority inspecting foreign fishing vessels off the city to verify their compliance with legal regulations and international agreements.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
Images published by The Sun show police officers and investigators in high-visibility vests inspecting the area as onlookers gathered nearby.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inspecting
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But Parente claims he has been blocked from fully examining the vehicle since it was returned.—
Omar Jimenez,
CNN Money,
6 Nov. 2025
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Blue Moon is the other side of the idiosyncratic-artist coin, examining not the airy start of something major but a man bereft of his best collaborator.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
4 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Richmond Sheriff Antoinette Irving announced that her office had launched an internal investigation and was reviewing bodycam footage to determine the circumstances around the use of force.—
Jessica Lynch,
Billboard,
31 Oct. 2025
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Leeper later confirmed that the statement had been shared with the Army CID, which subsequently began reviewing the decades-old disappearance of Tina Grogan and her two sons.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
Verb
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How the agent works Aardvark continuously monitors source code repositories, analyzing commits, scanning for vulnerabilities, and prioritizing which ones matter most.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Oct. 2025
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Rather than scanning a room with his eyes, Klaus will use his paws to feel his way around.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Oct. 2025
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Parts of the Caribbean were slowly surveying the extensive damage caused by Hurricane Melissa on Thursday after the storm brought destruction to the region and left dozens of people dead.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
30 Oct. 2025
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Also, Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Cuba overnight and was churning over the country on Wednesday as a Category 3 storm as authorities in Jamaica began surveying the extensive damage left in its wake.—
Leah Olajide,
Freep.com,
29 Oct. 2025
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“Inspecting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inspecting. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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