Thesaurus results for ONCE-OVER

once-over

noun

Definition of once-over

as in perusal

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Recent Examples of once-over Tony Propane meets me at the house and gives the property a once-over to determine where the propane tank — the size and shape of a manatee — could physically go. — Marni Jameson, Arkansas Online, 10 Apr. 2026 There may be fewer scenes in the Causeway oeuvre more chilling than a wordless opening when Kori (Emily Browning) gives a contemptuous once-over to the pile of greasy food in front of her at a pub while her boyfriend Nick (Jai Courtney) is fetching some pints. — Stephen Saito, Variety, 16 Mar. 2026 But once a module is shipped to a site, local inspectors will often do their own once-over. — Calmatters, Mercury News, 16 Feb. 2026 Abatemarco bought him a seat next to his to Raleigh, where Valvano gave the new kid a once-over, then turned to his assistant. — Kevin Sherrington feb. 10, Dallas Morning News, 10 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for once-over

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Noun

The boy supplied the correct answers, had any number of important David documents on his person, ready for the woman’s perusal.

— Emma Cline, New Yorker, 9 Aug. 2026
Beyond Bart’s Books, downtown Ojai has dozens more unique shops for your perusal.

— Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 14 June 2026

Definition of perusal

Noun

The country is also placing its hopes on automation, with the government committing 1 billion Singapore dollars ($787 million) to public AI research from 2026 to 2030.

— Angelica Ang, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2026
Frank Lenk, director of economic research at the Mid-America Regional Council, said automotive goods are one of Kansas City’s largest exports, and many of those products go back and forth across the border with Canada.

— Cuyler Dunn, Kansas City Star, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of research

Noun

The point is that an inquisition’s social cost is so high that its victims’ guilt or innocence is only part of the accounting.

— Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026
Defeat on penalties to Bosnia and Herzegovina in their play-off bracket’s final in March led to an inquisition.

— James Horncastle, New York Times, 28 July 2026

Definition of inquisition

Noun

One graduate student in California, who was visited at home, ended up in an interrogation room because agents saw a pro-Palestine poster on his wall.

— Rozina Ali, New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2026
One of the highlights thus far is your character Kyle’s interrogation scenes with Oleksandra (played by Elizaveta Neretin) in episode 3.

— Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Aug. 2026