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 Another city has commissioners who are often scrutinized for acting like their city’s revenue belongs to them personally. — Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Sep. 2026 On the economic data side , two of the government’s key inflation reports — the producer price index on Thursday and the consumer price index on Friday — will be scrutinized. — Jeff Marks, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2026 Since she was elected to Congress in 2018, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has had her every move scrutinized. — Elizabeth Gregory, Washington Post, 4 Sep. 2026 Ohtani’s health has been scrutinized for much of the season and even more over the last week. — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026 If not properly scrutinized or fairly distributed, the rush of new investment that seems so promising now may destabilize the country’s fragile recovery. — Jesse Marks, Foreign Affairs, 31 Aug. 2026 What the Dolphins will do at linebacker will be heavily scrutinized. — Miami Herald, 29 Aug. 2026 Some might conclude my actions were scrutinized especially closely by a landowner with a score to settle. — Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 26 Aug. 2026 The core of this roster has been scrutinized and adored and despised for years. — Matt Gelb, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scrutinized
  1. examined
  2. scanned
  3. reviewed
  4. inspected
  5. surveyed
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  • Still, the study helps to explain previous research that has examined the connection between music and physiological and psychological stress responses.
    — Payal Dhar, Scientific American, 7 Sep. 2026
  • China tests anti-drone artillery Wang Lei and his team examined how large-caliber guns could attack groups of small unmanned weapons.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of examined
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  • The holotype was one of the first specimens to be scanned once the lab was up and running in late 2024.
    — Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2026
  • The teachers scanned their work and used AI to analyze how their handwriting could improve.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of scanned
Verb
  • In a 30-page order filed in the Southern District of Florida reviewed by USA TODAY, Magistrate Judge Lauren Louis denied a defense motion for the brothers' release.
    — Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026
  • After the 2012 pay cut, salaries were reviewed again in 2017 but the government chose not to adopt a recommendation to increase them.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of reviewed
Verb
  • The following restaurants in Pulaski County have been inspected by the Arkansas Department of Health over the past week.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 4 Sep. 2026
  • The department had initially intercepted and inspected the shipment at the port based on a tip received by its counterfeit and piracy enforcement team, the department said in the release.
    — Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of inspected
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  • Pew Research Center found that 66% of the American adults surveyed would not even want to apply for a job where AI makes hiring decisions.
    — Ranjay Sarda, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Students who refrain from using AI perform better academically than those who use it, according to the report, which surveyed more than 760,000 students across 91 countries.
    — Jake Angelo, semafor.com, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of surveyed

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“Scrutinized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scrutinized. Accessed 12 Sep. 2026.

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