once-over

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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 second flight option is Join, which includes your perusal of the interface to join flights hosted by other members.
    — Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 29 Sep. 2026
  • 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
Noun
  • Euan Ashley is chair of the Department of Medicine at Stanford University and a physician-scientist whose research spans genomics, precision medicine, digital health, and artificial intelligence.
    — Euan Ashley, STAT, 1 Oct. 2026
  • The Policy Analysis Market (PAM) designed by Polk’s research firm, Net Exchange, for DARPA’s Information Awareness Office was one of many answers to questions raised about the effectiveness of US intelligence following 9/11.
    — Simon Denny, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
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
Noun
  • The unit combines interrogation and transponder functions in a single box.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 29 Sep. 2026
  • He was apprehended that June in Nashville, Tennessee, where Carter signed a confession while under interrogation from a Provo detective.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026

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“Once-over.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/once-over. Accessed 7 Oct. 2026.

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