SCRUTINIZES Synonyms: 37 Similar and Opposite Words

scrutinizes

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present tense third-person singular of scrutinize

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 film also scrutinizes the failures across policing, the courts and social institutions that critics say let his abuse persist largely undetected for so long. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 25 Aug. 2026 While no charges have been filed, the investigation scrutinizes these affiliated dealings, potentially impacting Walter's sports holdings and the Dodgers' future. — Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026 That scarcity could become even more valuable as the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, known as ERCOT, scrutinizes new power projects, according to Donovan, the Compass Point analyst. — Tanaya MacHeel, CNBC, 11 Aug. 2026 Aranda tends to review pitches on the left side of the strike zone (from the pitcher’s point of view), while Caminero mostly scrutinizes pitches along the bottom. — Abby Disalvo, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Aug. 2026 The Samsara navigation system, a suite of road- and driver-facing cameras installed inside commercial trucks, punitively scrutinizes drivers for safety violations. — Louis Bury, ARTnews.com, 1 May 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

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Here, The Athletic examines Jakirovic’s tactical approach as Hull brace themselves for the rigours of Premier League football for the first time since 2016-17.

— Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026
The film examines both the opportunities and challenges that technology brings to childhood and friendship.

— Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of examines

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It's equipped with the High Resolution Stereo Camera, which scans multiple points of perspective across regions of Mars' surface to create 3D color renderings.

— Josh Dinner, Space.com, 20 Aug. 2026
Every animal that leaves GCAS is chipped on the way out, and the shelter scans its animals for chips more than once during a stay.

— Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 19 Aug. 2026

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Robert Pozen, who lectures at MIT Sloan School of Management and was formerly president of Fidelity Investments, has an answer to the obvious question about who inspects this.

— Dara-Abasi Ita, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026
The leading theory is that the Grok filtering guardrail inspects text entering and leaving the model, but not the output of its own code execution.

— Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of inspects

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This exhibition surveys the breadth of his practice, and includes a reproduction of his first Pop-art show, in 1962.

— Shauna Lyon, New Yorker, 14 Aug. 2026
As the Park District surveys the community, Lerner said the most popular facility people want to see is a walking path, followed by health and fitness equipment.

— Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 3 Aug. 2026

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