once-overs

Definition of once-oversnext
plural of once-over

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for once-overs
Noun
  • Bondi took her marching orders and launched investigations of those the president named.
    Austin Sarat, The Conversation, 3 Apr. 2026
  • And with congressional primaries less than five months away, voters in both districts deserve full investigations and decisive action.
    Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Both studies found that while sports betting access overall didn't lead to significant changes in bankruptcy filings, the 2025 study found that online access did.
    Alana Wise, NPR, 4 Apr. 2026
  • Additional updates, findings, and insights will be shared as the studies continue.
    Crista Marchesseault, Hartford Courant, 4 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
  • These motifs evolve into deeper explorations of aggression and subcultural aesthetics, dedicating space to his film Trash Humpers and the Shadow Fux paintings.
    Robert Lang, Deadline, 2 Apr. 2026
  • David George Haskell is a biologist acclaimed for his lyrical explorations of the living world.
    Big Think, Big Think, 28 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Lower-level commanders have the authority to conduct certain types of operations without approval from central command, if contact with Tehran is disrupted or lost–an operational guideline stemming from Iran’s observations of how the US attacked Iraq.
    Sudarsan Raghavan, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2026
  • Reid Wiseman and mission specialist Jeremy Hansen prepare for their journey around the far side of the moon by configuring their camera equipment shortly before beginning their lunar flyby observations.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 7 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, 4 Apr. 2026
  • The film depicts a human mission to Jupiter, yet in reality only robotic probes had reached the planet.
    Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2026
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“Once-overs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/once-overs. Accessed 9 Apr. 2026.

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