inspects

present tense third-person singular of inspect

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of inspects The state Labor Department annually inspects Fury 325 prior to the park opening for the season, along with daily checks from park employees who also inspect the rides in the park. Catherine Muccigrosso july 17, Charlotte Observer, 17 July 2026 Typically, an embryologist inspects embryos produced through IVF and assesses their quality. Edna Bonhomme, Scientific American, 6 July 2026 The robot inspects nearby infrastructure on its own schedule, then finds its way back to the station, latches on, recharges inductively, and offloads its data, all without a ship or a crew anywhere nearby. New Atlas, 5 July 2026 The mission simulates a scenario in which a maneuverable satellite rapidly approaches and inspects another spacecraft that is not cooperating. Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 23 June 2026 Nida Wongphanlert inspects an amenity bag made from recycled materials at 137 Pillars Suites & Residences. Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 21 June 2026 Tarrant County Public Health inspects all restaurants and food establishments in the county except for those in Fort Worth, Arlington, Euless and North Richland Hills. Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 June 2026 Ballots are prepared Another team of workers inspects every ballot, flattening them and removing creases in preparation to be scanned. Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 28 May 2026 An emergency worker inspects damage to an apartment building following an Israeli strike in Baalbek, eastern Lebanon, May 18, 2026, which killed an Islamic Jihad commander and his 17-year-old daughter, according to Lebanese state media. Alex Sundby, CBS News, 18 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inspects
Verb
  • The Gleason score is assigned after a pathologist examines biopsy samples.
    Dr. Jamin Brahmbhatt, CNN Money, 23 July 2026
  • This piece examines a different threat — a natural disaster that everyone knows is coming, but no one really knows when.
    Andrei Popoviciu, The Dial, 23 July 2026
Verb
  • Consider its standard features, including an adaptive suspension that scans the road and adjusts the ride accordingly.
    James Raia, Mercury News, 26 July 2026
  • And for all the whinging about the cast’s racial diversity, the actor who in some ways reads least as an ancient Greek is Matt Damon, whose Odysseus scans as American, which is almost certainly the point.
    Paul A. Thompson, Pitchfork, 21 July 2026
Verb
  • The timing of the trial will be determined after the court reviews those discussions and issues a schedule.
    Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 27 July 2026
  • For instance, say an executive reviews a dashboard every morning, or a financial analyst studies a quarterly report.
    Lalit Ahuja, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
Verb
  • The company organizes thousands of AI agents into statistically representative populations—each agent assigned an age, an income, a zip code, a gender, among other things—and surveys them in place of human respondents.
    Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 17 June 2026
  • Sartori surveys the lagoon weekly by boat for signs of nesting, which would indicate a self-sustaining Venetian colony.
    ABC News, ABC News, 30 May 2026

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“Inspects.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inspects. Accessed 30 Jul. 2026.

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