SCRUTINIZING Synonyms: 38 Similar and Opposite Words

scrutinizing

verb

present participle of scrutinize

as in examining

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 scrutinizing Tayfun Coskun / Anadolu via Getty Airlines are now scrutinizing expansion plans. — Reuters, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2026 New York — Wall Street is increasingly scrutinizing the massive debt companies are taking on to fund the artificial intelligence boom. — John Towfighi, CNN Money, 20 Oct. 2026 Raman has repeatedly bashed the train’s delays on social media while scrutinizing Bass’ performance as mayor. — Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026 The Frontier Red Team worked past midnight that night, scrutinizing the threat models and trying to arrive at a more definitive answer. — Kevin Roose, Vanity Fair, 7 Oct. 2026 Food safety officials swept into the kitchen, scrutinizing the tandoori ovens and expiration dates on batches of butter. — Zishaan A Latif, New York Times, 3 Oct. 2026 The Miami Dolphins will spend this week on Justin Jefferson watch, scrutinizing every injury report and word said about the Minnesota Vikings’ All-Pro receiver’s playing status. — Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2026 The case also set off an online frenzy, with internet sleuths scrutinizing the early reports about Wells’s death and launching into speculation. — Cristian Farias, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2026 Dillon wanders through his shelves, scrutinizing works by Walter Benjamin, Joan Didion, or James Baldwin and seeing, at a granular level, how writing achieves such profound effects. — Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2026

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The recurring shape adds another detail for researchers examining reports of unexplained objects near restricted locations.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2026
Financial Supervisory Service Governor Lee Chan-jin said regulators were examining whether the IPO would require a review under the country's rules designed to protect minority shareholders.

— Jenny Lee, CNBC, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of examining

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As of this month, 50 people identified on the list still work for the government, the Post found, by reviewing LinkedIn profiles, federal employment data and social media.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 30 Oct. 2026
The controversy required substantial administrative resources, Bowles said, including reviewing extensive chat records, investigating complaints and coordinating assistance for affected students.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of reviewing

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At the time, scientists lacked both the conceptual framework for single-atom exfoliation and advanced characterization tools like high-resolution scanning transmission electron microscopes.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 2026
The readers, which are typically mounted on patrol vehicles or light poles, work by continuously scanning license plates and checking them against vast databases of cars wanted in connection with crimes.

— Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of scanning

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That coincides with Chinese research ships spending an extraordinary amount of time apparently surveying undersea cables—not to mention Chinese commercial ships being investigated for cutting cables in both European and Asian waters.

— Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 28 Oct. 2026
Emergency crews in Florida and Alabama are surveying damage wrought by Hurricane Isaias, after the storm bashed into the Gulf Coast as a Category 2 storm Friday night.

— Bill Chappell, NPR, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of surveying

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The city’s Codes Compliance Division is evaluating and inspecting the site.

— Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 26 Oct. 2026
City crews have also been clearing more than 31,000 catch basins and drainage systems and inspecting and reinforcing vulnerable hillsides and burn areas, including Pacific Palisades, Bass said in a statement.

— Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026

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