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
My eyes scanned the crowd for Leo.
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Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 2025
The State Election Board later concluded last year that Fulton County likely scanned more than 3,000 ballots twice during the recount.
—Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 4 Nov. 2025
To date, crews have generated 290 leads, completed 277 investigation reports and scanned through 14,000 documents in the case, Brice McCracken, special agent in charge with the National Center for Explosives Training and Research, said in a press briefing.
—Craig Shoup, Nashville Tennessean, 4 Nov. 2025
Desert Diamond Arena security All guests will be searched and have their belongings scanned.
—Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 3 Nov. 2025
Students attending class each day are shown a QR code, which, after being scanned, takes them to a multiple-choice question that appears to vary by person.
—ArsTechnica, 30 Oct. 2025
Of our participants, 35 agreed to be scanned with a form of brain imaging called functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) both before and after the birth of their child.
—Anthony Vaccaro, Scientific American, 29 Oct. 2025
The technology largely affects background actors, who, once scanned, can be replicated by AI.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 29 Oct. 2025
Along the rocky coast of eastern Italy at night, researchers scanned a tide pool in hopes of seeing something interesting.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 27 Oct. 2025
Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 2025
The State Election Board later concluded last year that Fulton County likely scanned more than 3,000 ballots twice during the recount.
—Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 4 Nov. 2025
To date, crews have generated 290 leads, completed 277 investigation reports and scanned through 14,000 documents in the case, Brice McCracken, special agent in charge with the National Center for Explosives Training and Research, said in a press briefing.
—Craig Shoup, Nashville Tennessean, 4 Nov. 2025
Desert Diamond Arena security All guests will be searched and have their belongings scanned.
—Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 3 Nov. 2025
Students attending class each day are shown a QR code, which, after being scanned, takes them to a multiple-choice question that appears to vary by person.
—ArsTechnica, 30 Oct. 2025
Of our participants, 35 agreed to be scanned with a form of brain imaging called functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) both before and after the birth of their child.
—Anthony Vaccaro, Scientific American, 29 Oct. 2025
The technology largely affects background actors, who, once scanned, can be replicated by AI.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 29 Oct. 2025
Along the rocky coast of eastern Italy at night, researchers scanned a tide pool in hopes of seeing something interesting.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 27 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scanned
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Researchers then examined liver immune cells to determine how their DNA activity was regulated and measured levels of a key receptor.—
Pranjal Malewar,
New Atlas,
11 Jan. 2026
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Papers had been presented, models dissected, scenarios examined.—
Dan Turello,
New Yorker,
10 Jan. 2026
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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 Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
8 Jan. 2026
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And while Connecticut’s chief fiscal watchdog didn’t call for changing state budget caps that hamper the General Assembly’s ability to solve the Medicaid dilemma, Scanlon said all solutions need to be reviewed.—
Keith M. Phaneuf,
Hartford Courant,
7 Jan. 2026
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More than half of the agents surveyed had at least one home delisted in Q4 2025.—
Diana Olick,
CNBC,
8 Jan. 2026
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Among the 10 industries surveyed, government faces the steepest challenges due to legacy systems.—
Sheryl Estrada,
Fortune,
6 Jan. 2026
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The Swiss bar hit by a deadly fire in the early hours of New Year’s Day had not been inspected in five years, local authorities said Tuesday.—
Joseph Ataman,
CNN Money,
6 Jan. 2026
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If your city isn’t listed, either no restaurants there were inspected that month, or none earned a perfect score.—
Phillip Valys,
Sun Sentinel,
6 Jan. 2026
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In one TikTok that has been viewed more than 4 million times, a therapist explains functional freeze as a state of mind driven by chronic stress.—
The New York Times News Service Syndicate,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Jan. 2026
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At the core of this extremism is the dangerous view that the founders viewed aggrieved citizens who attack the government through armed violence as righteous patriots, rather than the enemies of the state.—
Douglas Letter,
Time,
6 Jan. 2026
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“Scanned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scanned. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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