scrutinized

verb

past tense of scrutinize
as in examined
to look over closely (as for judging quality or condition) the project's time constraints make it impossible for the programmers to scrutinize every line of code, so some bugs should be expected

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Recent Examples of scrutinized This leads directly into the challenge of knowledge entropy, where systems will gradually decline into disorder, even if strictly scrutinized and maintained. — Ipsita Mohanty, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026 But these practices are scrutinized by coaches and players alike. — Barry Svrluga, New York Times, 31 July 2026 However, Republicans are using a rationale that is certain to be scrutinized by lawyers. — Joey Garrison, USA Today, 29 July 2026 Revenue growth, profit margins, and customer backlogs at Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure will be closely scrutinized. — Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 27 July 2026 They should be closely scrutinized and evaluated before being used in production. — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 27 July 2026 That is why any state or local bond must be scrutinized very carefully. — Jon Coupal, Oc Register, 25 July 2026 How deputies, the Sheriff’s Office and the Stanislaus County District Attorney’s Office handled the entire affair, before, during and after, was scrutinized publicly and in court proceedings. — Trevor Morgan, Sacbee.com, 24 July 2026 Statista gathered and scrutinized data from around 6,500 companies through desk research, online application forms and collaborations with other data and market intelligence companies. — Time Staff, Time, 22 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scrutinized
  1. examined
  2. scanned
  3. reviewed
  4. inspected
  5. surveyed
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  • That’s according to an analysis released by the Americans for Tax Fairness (ATF), a progressive advocacy group, which examined Federal Election Commission data through March 1.
    — Sydney Lake, Fortune, 27 July 2026
  • The effectiveness of conducting screening interviews via AI rather than a person is still being examined and preparing for these requires learning a new skill.
    — Kate Wieczorek, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
Definition of examined
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  • Anthropic also purchased millions of print copies in bulk, stripped the books’ bindings and made scanned digital copies that were used to train Claude.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2026
  • The Addiction Hiding Behind ‘Getting Even’ Neuroscientists have scanned the brains of people who experience a grievance and then have a chance at payback.
    — Kevin Kruse, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
Definition of scanned
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  • This category reviewed a state’s air and water quality and pollution.
    — Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado July 29, Sacbee.com, 30 July 2026
  • Executives told investors during a May earnings call that completing the projects and restarting operations would require up to $260 million, raised through new borrowing, according to a transcript reviewed by Semafor.
    — Ruben Nyanguila, semafor.com, 29 July 2026
Definition of reviewed
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  • Here are the inspection scores and violations for restaurants that Tarrant County Public Health (TCPH) inspected for July 12th - July 25th, 2026.
    — Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Workers welded and inspected every pipe joint to guarantee a pressure-tight boundary.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 31 July 2026
Definition of inspected
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  • Analysts surveyed by the data firm FactSet forecast 207,000 new applications.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 30 July 2026
  • Nearly 90% of the farmworkers surveyed feared detention and deportation.
    — Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 30 July 2026
Definition of surveyed

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“Scrutinized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scrutinized. Accessed 4 Aug. 2026.

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