as in examination
a close look at or over someone or something in order to judge condition
a prison cell inspection should include looking under the bed, to say the least
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Recent Examples of inspection
One caution: a pre-listing inspection obligates the seller to disclose or repair deficiencies.
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Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 21 Apr. 2025
Upon closer inspection, however, the feline sits opposite a discreet watch dial that is only revealed when the piece is tilted by the wearer.
—Milena Lazazzera, CNN Money, 17 Apr. 2025
Photos often have unnatural colors, with little detail upon close inspection.
—PC Magazine, 17 Apr. 2025
Boar’s Head closed that facility in September after inspection reports revealed numerous problems, including model, insects, dripping water and meat and fat residue on walls, floors and equipment dating back at least two years, the Associated Press reported.
—Addy Bink, The Hill, 8 Apr. 2025
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Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 21 Apr. 2025
Upon closer inspection, however, the feline sits opposite a discreet watch dial that is only revealed when the piece is tilted by the wearer.
—Milena Lazazzera, CNN Money, 17 Apr. 2025
Photos often have unnatural colors, with little detail upon close inspection.
—PC Magazine, 17 Apr. 2025
Boar’s Head closed that facility in September after inspection reports revealed numerous problems, including model, insects, dripping water and meat and fat residue on walls, floors and equipment dating back at least two years, the Associated Press reported.
—Addy Bink, The Hill, 8 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inspection
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Indeed, the true subject of the film’s examination turns out to be Nina herself, a doctor whose steady, unfailingly professional surface barely conceals self-lacerating anguish.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
25 Apr. 2025
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That account, however, could open him up for the first time to cross examination on the witness stand.—
Julia Prodis Sulek,
Mercury News,
25 Apr. 2025
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An independent audit reported in preliminary findings in May 2024 that thousands of dollars were unaccounted for in the various bank accounts and credit cards held by the Town Council, some of which had been charged off and sent to collections.—
Robert Vardon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 Apr. 2025
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Often the opposition went public, as when the Vatican’s Deputy Secretary of State unilaterally tried to cancel an outside audit in 2016 by PricewaterhouseCoopers.—
Gerald Posner,
Forbes.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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Hegseth faces scrutiny after reports of second Signal chat with sensitive information Hegseth shared Yemen attack plans with wife, brother and lawyer: Reports 'Bombs started falling': Why is the 'SignalGate' controversy exploding?—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2025
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The business Leicester did in that window would be a major cause of scrutiny during the season and could be held up as a major factor in their struggles after the managerial change.—
Rob Tanner,
New York Times,
21 Apr. 2025
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In total, the study included 2,617 survey responses from 769 different people.—
Stephanie Anderson Witmer,
Health,
24 Apr. 2025
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But then, over years of insect surveys (more than two decades in Rubinoff’s case), the scientists kept finding the odd moth larvae.—
Lauren Leffer,
Popular Science,
24 Apr. 2025
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“Inspection.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inspection. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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