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
Meanwhile, the Hoosiers championship also comes as name, image, and likeness (NIL) deals have been scrutinized by the White House and lawmakers in Washington concerning pay-for-play and player eligibility.
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Arthur Jones Ii, ABC News, 2 May 2026
Campa-Najjar has further been scrutinized for his toggling between conservative and progressive positions in the past.
—Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 May 2026
While Senegal’s investigators scrutinized the Wade family’s assets and pressure on Karim Wade grew, Epstein offered him and his family his Palm Beach mansion.
—Miami Herald, 29 Apr. 2026
Each of the city’s departments scrutinized its spending to find cost-savings as the city faced a budget gap for the third consecutive year.
—Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 29 Apr. 2026
The indictment follows a probe by House Republicans into the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic that scrutinized Morens’ email communications and accused him of intentionally concealing records.
—Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2026
Can Stokes, who already is being scrutinized?
—Lindsay Schnell, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2026
The series also scrutinized Dees’ compensation and personal life, and complaints from Black staffers who said they were marginalized inside an organization publicly devoted to racial justice.
—Josh Meyer, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2026
During the great financial crisis—when shocks hit our economy, unemployment spiked, our economic system faced collapse, and America’s standing in the world was scrutinized—our central bank played an indispensable role.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 21 Apr. 2026
Arthur Jones Ii, ABC News, 2 May 2026
Campa-Najjar has further been scrutinized for his toggling between conservative and progressive positions in the past.
—Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 May 2026
While Senegal’s investigators scrutinized the Wade family’s assets and pressure on Karim Wade grew, Epstein offered him and his family his Palm Beach mansion.
—Miami Herald, 29 Apr. 2026
Each of the city’s departments scrutinized its spending to find cost-savings as the city faced a budget gap for the third consecutive year.
—Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 29 Apr. 2026
The indictment follows a probe by House Republicans into the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic that scrutinized Morens’ email communications and accused him of intentionally concealing records.
—Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2026
Can Stokes, who already is being scrutinized?
—Lindsay Schnell, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2026
The series also scrutinized Dees’ compensation and personal life, and complaints from Black staffers who said they were marginalized inside an organization publicly devoted to racial justice.
—Josh Meyer, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2026
During the great financial crisis—when shocks hit our economy, unemployment spiked, our economic system faced collapse, and America’s standing in the world was scrutinized—our central bank played an indispensable role.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 21 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scrutinized
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Semafor’s editorial team then examined the strongest patterns and distilled the full analysis into the sharpest insights.—
Rachel Keidan,
semafor.com,
7 May 2026
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Every year for a decade, Nelson said, independent auditors examined the union’s expenses, looking for any red flags.—
Judy L. Thomas,
Kansas City Star,
7 May 2026
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As the story goes, this particular treasure hunter spent several days in those harsh conditions, carefully following a pre-determined grid pattern to ensure every square foot of the desertscape was scanned.—
Robb Report Studio,
Robb Report,
8 May 2026
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The agency scanned an area, including three glaciers that form the main front ends of the Northeast Greenland Ice Stream (NEGIS) from January to March, and analyzed the changes that occurred over that period.—
Julia Gomez,
USA Today,
8 May 2026
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The vast majority of the hospital guardianship petitions reviewed for the Tribune’s investigation involved people with little money who were placed with the Office of State Guardian at the hospitals’ expense, rather than under a private guardian or a county public guardian like Golbert.—
Christy Gutowski,
Chicago Tribune,
3 May 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,
3 May 2026
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Minor damage to the aircraft was observed, airport staff inspected the runway for debris and normal operations were quickly resumed, according to the port authority.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
5 May 2026
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The boat, now being inspected in the Canary Islands, had left Sierra Leone's capital Freetown for Benghazi in Libya.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
4 May 2026
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That's right, a report from Zillow last year—which surveyed 4,200 recent and prospective home buyers around the country—reveals that certain paint colors can help your house sell for more.—
Kait Hanson,
Southern Living,
3 May 2026
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Sixty percent of millennials think winning the lottery is a reasonable retirement plan, and 18% of all those surveyed are basing their retirement plans on hopes of hitting the jackpot someday.—
Boston Herald editorial staff,
Boston Herald,
1 May 2026
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