Thesaurus results for ONCE-OVER

once-over

noun

Definition of once-over

as in perusal

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Recent Examples of once-over 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 When Carrasco invited me into their backyard, which was lively with chickens and dogs, Ezra ran up, gave me a quick once-over, and then darted off to play on the swing set with his younger brother. — Tom Bartlett, The Atlantic, 19 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for once-over

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Noun

Beyond Bart’s Books, downtown Ojai has dozens more unique shops for your perusal.

— Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 14 June 2026
The language switch has done nothing to lessen its global appeal, as a quick perusal of the YouTube comments suggests, though there are some jokes Jakubović acknowledges would be inscrutable outside Bosnia.

— ABC News, ABC News, 12 June 2026

Definition of perusal

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Chinese model vendors are expected to leverage open-source software to promote their global usage and adoption, said Lian Jye Su, of the technology research and advisory group Omdia.

— ABC News, ABC News, 26 July 2026
Investigators combed through the DNA and paper trail genealogy research to fill gaps in Bradley’s family tree, from newspaper and social media records to genetic analysis.

— Chris Boyette, CNN Money, 25 July 2026

Definition of research

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Maybe a better word than therapy would have been self-interrogation, because the realization about Gabriella feels like catharsis.

— Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 20 July 2026
These are the complications of Reddy’s interrogation, where an ancient system that crosses borders deep into Silicon Valley plays out beneath Wilson Chin’s remarkable set, which feels like an operating room, where society is the patient.

— David John Chávez, Mercury News, 17 July 2026