as in examined
to look over closely (as for judging quality or condition)
scanned the manuscript carefully for any overlooked errors
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Recent Examples of scanned
Claude scanned thousands of systems and identified weak points.
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Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Is this event also a way to make World and the Orb feel more approachable and less intimidating to the public, especially those skeptical of getting their eyes scanned?
—Tanya Benedicto Klich, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
The researchers recruited 14 non-ADHD volunteers and scanned each of them across four different MRI machines over three months.
—New Atlas, 8 Sep. 2025
Paper tickets have become rarer, as digital tickets are scanned in at venues everywhere.
—Arpan Lobo, Freep.com, 8 Sep. 2025
One client brought in her favorite bubblegum-pink handbag; the team scanned it to match the car’s paint exactly.
—Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 7 Sep. 2025
Unusual footage of a 200-pound bear with an upset stomach being wheeled on a stretcher and scanned through an MRI went viral in Turkey this week.
—Jennifer Hauser, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2025
The company also bought some hard copy books and scanned them before ingesting them into its model.
—Chloe Veltman, NPR, 5 Sep. 2025
The next morning, the woman scanned the tickets while her husband slept.
—Jennifer Rodriguez, Kansas City Star, 4 Sep. 2025
Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Is this event also a way to make World and the Orb feel more approachable and less intimidating to the public, especially those skeptical of getting their eyes scanned?
—Tanya Benedicto Klich, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
The researchers recruited 14 non-ADHD volunteers and scanned each of them across four different MRI machines over three months.
—New Atlas, 8 Sep. 2025
Paper tickets have become rarer, as digital tickets are scanned in at venues everywhere.
—Arpan Lobo, Freep.com, 8 Sep. 2025
One client brought in her favorite bubblegum-pink handbag; the team scanned it to match the car’s paint exactly.
—Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 7 Sep. 2025
Unusual footage of a 200-pound bear with an upset stomach being wheeled on a stretcher and scanned through an MRI went viral in Turkey this week.
—Jennifer Hauser, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2025
The company also bought some hard copy books and scanned them before ingesting them into its model.
—Chloe Veltman, NPR, 5 Sep. 2025
The next morning, the woman scanned the tickets while her husband slept.
—Jennifer Rodriguez, Kansas City Star, 4 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scanned
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The new footage proved to be crucial in both the Right of Review hearing and the subsequent hearing that re-examined the incident.—
Alex Kalinauckas,
New York Times,
13 Sep. 2025
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At a nearby hospital, after a doctor examined her wounds and tested her for a concussion, investigators snapped photos of the bruises on her face.—
ProPublica,
ProPublica,
13 Sep. 2025
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The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Sanders denies his company made tianeptine products, though another former employee also claims in court documents that Shaman Botanicals sold tianeptine, and FDA reports reviewed by The Star list Shaman Botanicals as a distributor of a tianeptine product that was later recalled.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
16 Sep. 2025
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Many companies and industries are clearly overwhelmed by rapid advancements in artificial intelligence—with a recent Massachusetts Institute of Technology paper suggesting that 95% of generative AI pilot programs had failed among the dozens of companies the researchers surveyed.—
Giacomo Tognini,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Perseverance rover surveyed the river valley after finding the sample to better understand the environment where the rocks were deposited and determine how the leopard spots may have formed, Hurowitz said.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
10 Sep. 2025
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SeaTac is one of the first facilities inspected under the Act, and its findings may set the tone for what is uncovered nationwide.—
Walter Pavlo,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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The 2024 report is based on information from 77,688 containers inspected, where 8,850 were found to have deficiencies.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
10 Sep. 2025
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The made for television film was groundbreaking at the time and is widely viewed as one of the first nuanced portrayals of a gay parent on TV.—
Lisa Respers France,
CNN Money,
15 Sep. 2025
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Politicians from high-tax states viewed the provisions as a direct attack on their constituents.—
Joseph Thorndike,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Scanned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scanned. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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