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
Invita Cafe, a San Diego coffee shop, is being scrutinized and review-bombed on social media for pro-Charlie Kirk posts and products as part of a broader national response on both sides of the political aisle to last week's assassination of the conservative commentator.
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Nick Mordowanec, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
With these factors all in mind, clips from the Vegas opening are obviously being heavily scrutinized in Motley Crue fan forums.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 14 Sep. 2025
The Evolution of Payola Practices The music industry’s relationship with promotion has always been fraught, with major labels repeatedly scrutinized for illicit payola practices.
—Jared Brenner, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Whitmore isn’t the only one who has scrutinized the trend.
—Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 11 Sep. 2025
Because of this constant attention, things that had never been especially newsworthy about the vice president were suddenly reported and scrutinized.
—Jon Haworth, ABC News, 10 Sep. 2025
Shakur’s murder and that of rival rapper Biggie Smalls, who was fatally shot in March 1997, have been scrutinized for nearly three decades, both in the media and in the courts.
—Gina Barton, USA Today, 7 Sep. 2025
Former Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), whose husband’s stock trades have been heavily scrutinized, pledged to support the legislation after the Senate committee’s passage of Hawley’s legislation (previously named the PELOSI Act).
—Hailey Bullis, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2025
Still, the phrase stems from a Roblox game, a platform that has been scrutinized for being unsafe for kids.
—Annabelle Canela, Parents, 5 Sep. 2025
Nick Mordowanec, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
With these factors all in mind, clips from the Vegas opening are obviously being heavily scrutinized in Motley Crue fan forums.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 14 Sep. 2025
The Evolution of Payola Practices The music industry’s relationship with promotion has always been fraught, with major labels repeatedly scrutinized for illicit payola practices.
—Jared Brenner, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Whitmore isn’t the only one who has scrutinized the trend.
—Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 11 Sep. 2025
Because of this constant attention, things that had never been especially newsworthy about the vice president were suddenly reported and scrutinized.
—Jon Haworth, ABC News, 10 Sep. 2025
Shakur’s murder and that of rival rapper Biggie Smalls, who was fatally shot in March 1997, have been scrutinized for nearly three decades, both in the media and in the courts.
—Gina Barton, USA Today, 7 Sep. 2025
Former Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), whose husband’s stock trades have been heavily scrutinized, pledged to support the legislation after the Senate committee’s passage of Hawley’s legislation (previously named the PELOSI Act).
—Hailey Bullis, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2025
Still, the phrase stems from a Roblox game, a platform that has been scrutinized for being unsafe for kids.
—Annabelle Canela, Parents, 5 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scrutinized
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The new footage proved to be crucial in both the Right of Review hearing and the subsequent hearing that re-examined the incident.—
Alex Kalinauckas,
New York Times,
13 Sep. 2025
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At a nearby hospital, after a doctor examined her wounds and tested her for a concussion, investigators snapped photos of the bruises on her face.—
ProPublica,
ProPublica,
13 Sep. 2025
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Claude scanned thousands of systems and identified weak points.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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Is this event also a way to make World and the Orb feel more approachable and less intimidating to the public, especially those skeptical of getting their eyes scanned?—
Tanya Benedicto Klich,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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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 WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Sanders denies his company made tianeptine products, though another former employee also claims in court documents that Shaman Botanicals sold tianeptine, and FDA reports reviewed by The Star list Shaman Botanicals as a distributor of a tianeptine product that was later recalled.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
16 Sep. 2025
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During the underwriting process, the home will be inspected and appraised.—
Kelsey Neubauer,
CNBC,
18 Sep. 2025
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Trump and King Charles then inspected the guard of honor.—
Lauren Frayer,
NPR,
17 Sep. 2025
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The restaurant chain reported adjusted earnings of 74 cents per share, below the 80 cents per share that analysts surveyed by LSEG were expecting for the quarter.—
Pia Singh,Sean Conlon,
CNBC,
17 Sep. 2025
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No more ‘guesswork and intuition’ To dig into the minds of consumers, marketing researchers at Rice University and the University of Miami surveyed more than 3,000 people.—
Tomas Gorny,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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The made for television film was groundbreaking at the time and is widely viewed as one of the first nuanced portrayals of a gay parent on TV.—
Lisa Respers France,
CNN Money,
15 Sep. 2025
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Politicians from high-tax states viewed the provisions as a direct attack on their constituents.—
Joseph Thorndike,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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