Thesaurus results for LOOK-SEES

look-sees

noun

plural of look-see

as in inspections

a close look at or over someone or something in order to judge condition gave the painting a preliminary look-see to determine whether it could possibly be a genuine old master

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HopTo Tech In the future, the research team hopes to use the Hopcopter’s abilities for search-and-rescue operations, inspections of remote mining sites, and possibly even exploring other planets.

— Maryna Holovnova, New Atlas, 4 Nov. 2026
The agreement capped Iran’s uranium enrichment levels, reduced its operational centrifuge numbers, required Iran to repurpose its nuclear weapons development facilities, and established more rigorous international inspections to verify compliance.

— S. C. M. Paine, Foreign Affairs, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of inspections

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Specialists must evaluate a patient's symptoms, medical history, neurological examinations and imaging results to determine whether the disease is present.

— Jasmine Arenas, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026
Jean also said at least a dozen children underwent medical examinations and that Osbeck lacked the documentation required to operate an orphanage.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of examinations

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Voting by noncitizens has been shown by audits and investigations to be extremely rare.

— Jude Joffe-Block, NPR, 29 Oct. 2026
Mejia said his office does not have the manpower to conduct proactive audits of the department, with only eight available auditors who are able to complete two to three audits a year.

— Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of audits

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Fiber consistently comes out on top in our customer satisfaction surveys, so why settle for second best?

— K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 5 Nov. 2026
Some candidates ran on Medicare-for-all, a national health insurance plan, which has become increasingly popular in public opinion surveys.

— Selena Simmons-Duffin, NPR, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of surveys

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His attorneys sought permission for additional brain scans, arguing that his history of head injuries and mental health problems warranted further examination.

— Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 6 Nov. 2026
Mark every point where somebody prints, exports, faxes, signs, scans or retypes information, and keep going after the data leaves the application.

— Karan Alang, Forbes.com, 6 Nov. 2026

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