once-overs

Definition of once-oversnext
plural of once-over

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for once-overs
Noun
  • While all three attacks are being treated as separate incidents, counterterror police are conducting the investigations due to the nature of the attacks, their locations and the types of buildings involved, the Met said.
    ABC News, ABC News, 17 Apr. 2026
  • Amid the police investigations, Mortensen filed for a protective order against Paul on March 19.
    Luke Chinman, PEOPLE, 17 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • While 10,000 steps has long been promoted as a daily goal, studies have shown that many health benefits—especially for older adults—can occur at lower step counts.
    MD Published, Verywell Health, 11 Apr. 2026
  • What Indonesia needs right now is not more studies confirming our potential.
    Pandu Sjahrir, Fortune, 11 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Conservative influencers are pushing for a return to the dark days of 1950s inquisitions.
    Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 6 Mar. 2026
  • McCullum generally leaves in-match inquisitions to his loyal lieutenants, Marcus Trescothick and Jeetan Patel.
    Paul Newman, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • His own series of daring explorations.
    Courtney Crowder, USA Today, 10 Apr. 2026
  • There have been a lot of site explorations along the way.
    Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 9 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • However, the Corps of Engineers, the city and marine experts say an increasing number of studies and observations show that September or October might be a better time for the annual maintenance.
    Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Apr. 2026
  • Subsequent observations and radar tracking ruled out any collision risk for at least the next century.
    Jamie Carter, Space.com, 13 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Having heard of the fruitful researches carried on by you last year on the hitherto little understood properties of water surfaces.
    Mariel Carr, Scientific American, 20 Mar. 2026
  • The feminine advantage, beginning with the first spoken word, increases with age, according to recent researches in the language development of preschool children, girls being first to employ phrases and using longer sentences.
    Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 27 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • The science payload to be landed there includes seismometers, a drill to allow emplacement of heat flow and electrical conductivity probes, and instruments to study the magnetic field and surface weathering.
    Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Apr. 2026
  • And the twin Tandem Reconnection and Cusp Electrodynamics Reconnaissance Satellites (TRACERS) probes, which study magnetic reconnection in Earth’s atmosphere, could also see cancellation, according to the analysis.
    Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 9 Apr. 2026
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“Once-overs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/once-overs. Accessed 18 Apr. 2026.

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