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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The Georgia Office of the Commissioner of Insurance and Safety Fire, which oversees safety inspections of amusement and carnival rides, has also launched an investigation of the roller coaster.

— Karina Tsui, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2026
Texas, similarly, relies on inspections carried out by private inspectors hired by park operators or their insurance companies.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of inspections

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In addition to medical examinations and diagnostic tests, all guests receive classic massages, lymphatic drainage, abdominal massages, and hayflower detox wraps.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Oct. 2026
Earlier demonstrations erupted over mismanagement of a string of public examinations, and broader youth disenchantment with the authorities.

— Morgan Chalfant, semafor.com, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of examinations

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Its Audit Risk component draws on patterns of noncompliance from more than 250,000 SMETA audits covering 115,000 sites in 106 countries.

— Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2026
The State Auditor’s Office would face new costs — likely in the low millions of dollars per year — while audits could produce savings if policymakers adopt recommendations.

— Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of audits

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That item is currently part of an optional question bank that state and local governments can choose to include when crafting their own surveys.

— Sarah Todd, STAT, 15 Oct. 2026
The hotter and bluer white dwarfs are mostly brighter, so they can be seen from further away and are over-represented in surveys that only look at a star’s brightness.

— Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of surveys

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Principled Technologies' WebXPRT 4 browser test uses HTML5, JavaScript, and WebAssembly workloads to simulate tasks ranging from photo enhancement and OCR scans to sales graphs and online homework.

— Joe Osborne, PC Magazine, 16 Oct. 2026
According to the team, these differences can be hard to detect with lower-resolution scans.

— Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of scans

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