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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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  1. inspections
  2. examinations
  3. audits
  4. surveys
  5. scans
Noun
  • Among them was an EPA tool to help prioritize inspections of facilities that generate large amounts of hazardous waste.
    — Story Hinckley, Christian Science Monitor, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Response-time expectations, housekeeping controls, inspections and communication standards should not change simply because the destination does.
    — Jeffery Khoury, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of inspections
Noun
  • Noreus then submitted fraudulent transcripts to state nursing boards so students could take licensing examinations and obtain nursing licenses, according to prosecutors.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 16 Sep. 2026
  • After undergoing examinations for her physical safety, the young woman was arrested on accusations of perpetrating crime against public health, per El Mundo.
    — Samira Asma-Sadeque, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of examinations
Noun
  • Role definitions, entitlement reviews and periodic audits are built for static conditions, but agents operate in dynamic ones.
    — Brian Contos, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Other guardrails include limited access within the Sheriff’s Office, training requirements and artificial intelligence and manual audits.
    — Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of audits
Noun
  • Anthony Salvanto is the network’s executive director of elections and surveys.
    — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 17 Sep. 2026
  • The other was the Global Adult Tobacco Survey, which used surveys from 32 countries conducted between 2008 and 2020.
    — Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of surveys
Noun
  • BleepingComputer reports that more than 105,000 DoppelCart shops were active in Nebty's latest scans, while Nebty says the majority of the cluster remains online.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 18 Sep. 2026
  • While his associate scans microfiche, Reacher gives the first of many, many, many unnamed mercenary characters the ol’ Giles Corey special.
    — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of scans
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“Look-sees.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/look-sees. Accessed 20 Sep. 2026.

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