as in examines
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 scrutinizes
The Samsara navigation system, a suite of road- and driver-facing cameras installed inside commercial trucks, punitively scrutinizes drivers for safety violations.
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Louis Bury,
ARTnews.com,
1 May 2026
According to the report, Friar is working with other executives to clamp down on costs as the board of directors more closely scrutinizes OpenAI's computing deals.
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Samantha Subin,
CNBC,
28 Apr. 2026
The governor proposes a balanced budget, and the General Assembly scrutinizes every line.
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J.b. Jennings,
Baltimore Sun,
5 Feb. 2026
Oliver scrutinizes one dire situation after another, then says what the average person can do to address them.
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Matt Zoller Seitz,
Vulture,
12 Sep. 2025
Liberty Media, by contrast, scrutinizes every potential revenue stream for growth opportunities.
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Alex Kalinauckas,
New York Times,
27 Aug. 2025
Meanwhile, an explosion of popular literature scrutinizes those rules and places white people’s elevated status in sharp relief.
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James M. Thomas,
The Conversation,
14 Aug. 2025
Between bites of these sweet treats, Dilber scrutinizes me for a second before asking, because of my last name, if I might be related to a friend of hers.
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Lale Arikoglu,
Condé Nast Traveler,
27 Aug. 2024
Louis Bury,
ARTnews.com,
1 May 2026
According to the report, Friar is working with other executives to clamp down on costs as the board of directors more closely scrutinizes OpenAI's computing deals.
—
Samantha Subin,
CNBC,
28 Apr. 2026
The governor proposes a balanced budget, and the General Assembly scrutinizes every line.
—
J.b. Jennings,
Baltimore Sun,
5 Feb. 2026
Oliver scrutinizes one dire situation after another, then says what the average person can do to address them.
—
Matt Zoller Seitz,
Vulture,
12 Sep. 2025
Liberty Media, by contrast, scrutinizes every potential revenue stream for growth opportunities.
—
Alex Kalinauckas,
New York Times,
27 Aug. 2025
Meanwhile, an explosion of popular literature scrutinizes those rules and places white people’s elevated status in sharp relief.
—
James M. Thomas,
The Conversation,
14 Aug. 2025
Between bites of these sweet treats, Dilber scrutinizes me for a second before asking, because of my last name, if I might be related to a friend of hers.
—
Lale Arikoglu,
Condé Nast Traveler,
27 Aug. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scrutinizes
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In a new story, The Washington Post examines how these four women are navigating this increasingly common reality in the United States.
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This hard-to-watch documentary examines the case, how hospital administrators caught Letby, and the complex feelings of the surviving families.
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The observatory has spent over two decades as a sort of orbital sentinel that scans the cosmos for gamma-ray bursts, ready to quickly point itself at the short-lived — but insanely powerful — space explosions at a moment's notice.
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Dark Web Monitoring scans the dark web for your data, and Privacy Monitor seeks your data profile on data broker and aggregator websites.
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The mission simulates a scenario in which a maneuverable satellite rapidly approaches and inspects another spacecraft that is not cooperating.
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Nida Wongphanlert inspects an amenity bag made from recycled materials at 137 Pillars Suites & Residences.
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Schedule system reviews quarterly and assign ownership, with one person responsible for auditing each system, flagging outdated steps and implementing improvements.
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She's being held on $50,000 bail as the District Attorney's Office reviews the case.
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The company organizes thousands of AI agents into statistically representative populations—each agent assigned an age, an income, a zip code, a gender, among other things—and surveys them in place of human respondents.
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Sartori surveys the lagoon weekly by boat for signs of nesting, which would indicate a self-sustaining Venetian colony.
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