Thesaurus results for ONCE-OVER

once-over

noun

Definition of once-over

as in perusal

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Recent Examples of once-over Surely, vets will give Great White a thorough once-over after that, and hopefully Achard will get checked out as well, in horse racing’s version of the infield care center NASCAR drivers visit after a crash. — Matt Reigle Outkick, FOXNews.com, 3 May 2026 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 See All Example Sentences for once-over

Recent Examples of Synonyms for once-over

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

This grant will fund the largest global research initiative devoted to the rise in breast cancer among younger women.

— Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 23 Sep. 2026
Olive seeks out securing another grant to help fund her research to find non-invasive, affordable early detection methods for pancreatic cancer.

— Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 23 Sep. 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