scrutinies

noun

plural of scrutiny
1
as in examinations
a close look at or over someone or something in order to judge condition his performance on the football field is seemingly unaffected by the media's intense scrutiny of his tumultuous personal life

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2
as in gazes
a fixed intent look began to squirm under the penetrating scrutiny of the judge

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scrutinies
  1. examinations
  2. gazes
  3. inspections
  4. stares
  5. audits
  6. eyes
  7. surveys
Noun
  • Pradhan, the education minister, accused protesters of working against the country’s interests and said the government had resolved the crisis by ordering fresh examinations.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 22 July 2026
  • Examples include missing employee dates of birth, incomplete Section 2 document information, missing employer representative information, deficiencies involving remote document examinations, and certain electronic Form I-9 system failures.
    — Alonzo Martinez, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
Definition of examinations
Noun
  • For starters, bright colors inject visibility – not merely for players looking to find each other amid the chaos of a World Cup match, but also for brands looking to draw the gazes of millions of onlooking fans towards their logo.
    — Jack Bantock, CNN Money, 22 June 2026
  • But the melancholy pop soundtrack (Gracie Abrams, Lana del Rey, Noah Cyrus) and many, many longing gazes suggest we’re meant to find all of this terribly moving, rather than exhausting.
    — Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 9 June 2026
Definition of gazes
Noun
  • This department oversees and regulates restaurants across Sacramento County, conducting food inspections and issuing food permits.
    — Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 23 July 2026
  • The deal reportedly included multiple favorable terms for Saudi Arabia, including limiting international nuclear inspections and potentially allowing the Saudis to enrich uranium or reprocess plutonium, he Times reported.
    — Sara Dorn, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
Definition of inspections
Noun
  • Her wide eyes speak their own language of panicked blinks and observant stares.
    — Judy Berman, Time, 15 July 2026
  • But credit Neill for both understanding the assignment and not quite settling for those awed stares of Spielbergian wonder.
    — Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 13 July 2026
Definition of stares
Noun
  • In fact, other state audits have identified very few non-citizens on the voter rolls, CBS reports.
    — Editorial, Boston Herald, 27 July 2026
  • Multiple audits have flagged a lack of oversight, while a task force of federal prosecutors have brought at least three fraud cases over the use of funds intended to help the homeless.
    — Andrew Khouri, Los Angeles Times, 22 July 2026
Definition of audits
Noun
  • At one point, Celeste’s mother started to cry while her father cast his eyes down.
    — Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 25 July 2026
  • The suspect shined a strobe flashlight in the victim’s eyes and forced her way in.
    — Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 July 2026
Definition of eyes
Noun
  • Ultimately, citizen science work like this continues to show that biodiversity monitoring is no longer confined to research vessels and long-term surveys alone.
    — Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026
  • Full Scale, a software staffing firm headquartered in Leawood, pulled together government data, public earnings filings, and a stack of industry surveys into its 2026 State of IT Staffing report.
    — Felysha Walker, Kansas City Star, 24 July 2026
Definition of surveys
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