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
Boards and investment committees are heavily scrutinizing transactions before signing off on them, and private capital is becoming more concentrated.
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Elsa Ohlen, CNBC, 16 June 2026
Meanwhile, European Union regulators are scrutinizing the deal’s financing and impacts on competition.
—Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 16 June 2026
But infectious diseases can spread in a crowd, and experts are scrutinizing wastewater, hospital visits, even social media for any signs that an outbreak might be brewing.
—Lauran Neergaard, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2026
The state insurance department will be closely scrutinizing the rate requests.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 14 June 2026
And in a market where the prevailing press narrative has grown increasingly alarmed about private credit stress, the firm’s public positioning is notable—and worth scrutinizing.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 10 June 2026
From Montana to Maine, campaigns are scrutinizing rivals’ résumés, political connections, and family backgrounds to undermine claims of working-class authenticity.
—Ramsey Touchberry, The Washington Examiner, 6 June 2026
Several council candidates have also addressed improving police department retention to rein in overtime costs, scrutinizing city contracts to eliminate wasteful spending and using AI tools to streamline city processes.
—Ryan MacAsero, Mercury News, 3 June 2026
The result is that AI is slowing HR down instead of speeding it up, because companies have to spend more time scrutinizing applications and performing background checks.
—Annie Lowrey, The Atlantic, 2 June 2026
Elsa Ohlen, CNBC, 16 June 2026
Meanwhile, European Union regulators are scrutinizing the deal’s financing and impacts on competition.
—Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 16 June 2026
But infectious diseases can spread in a crowd, and experts are scrutinizing wastewater, hospital visits, even social media for any signs that an outbreak might be brewing.
—Lauran Neergaard, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2026
The state insurance department will be closely scrutinizing the rate requests.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 14 June 2026
And in a market where the prevailing press narrative has grown increasingly alarmed about private credit stress, the firm’s public positioning is notable—and worth scrutinizing.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 10 June 2026
From Montana to Maine, campaigns are scrutinizing rivals’ résumés, political connections, and family backgrounds to undermine claims of working-class authenticity.
—Ramsey Touchberry, The Washington Examiner, 6 June 2026
Several council candidates have also addressed improving police department retention to rein in overtime costs, scrutinizing city contracts to eliminate wasteful spending and using AI tools to streamline city processes.
—Ryan MacAsero, Mercury News, 3 June 2026
The result is that AI is slowing HR down instead of speeding it up, because companies have to spend more time scrutinizing applications and performing background checks.
—Annie Lowrey, The Atlantic, 2 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scrutinizing
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During the quantum program, Dash worked with Flores and another member of the cohort to develop a project examining how quantum computing could be used to detect the early stages of Alzheimer’s disease.—
P.R. Lockhart,
Hartford Courant,
22 June 2026
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Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus Start by examining the leaves.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
21 June 2026
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In a statement to CBS News Detroit, McConico said the court recognizes the importance of certificate of compliance enforcement, is reviewing the legal and procedural issues involved, and has already met with advocates to discuss their concerns.—
Elaine Rojas-Castillo,
CBS News,
17 June 2026
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The Total Mortgage Arena, home to the Bridgeport Islanders hockey team for 25 years, officially went vacant in April and the city now is reviewing proposals from developers and venue managers on what to do with it.—
Don Stacom,
Hartford Courant,
17 June 2026
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This is the cohort that grew up skipping lines, scanning QR codes, ordering from phones and treating friction as a brand failure.—
Gabriel Alin Zainescu,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2026
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Those scanning the skies over the East River this summer may spot something unfamiliar — a cargo drone schlepping packages between the Downtown Skyport in lower Manhattan and the Brooklyn Marine Terminal just south of Brooklyn Bridge Park.—
Anne Kadet,
Curbed,
19 June 2026
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While several days have passed and the thousands initially left without power after the storm have almost all had their electricity restored, NWS is still surveying the damage.—
Finch Walker,
USA Today,
17 June 2026
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As residents of parts of these states were recovering and surveying the damage from a destructive derecho that swept through Wednesday night with up to 80 mph winds, they were hit again less than 24 hours later with another round of severe thunderstorms and tornadoes.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
15 June 2026
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County officials also maintained that employees inspecting the property in June 2022 encountered what appeared to be an agricultural storage building that the owner had represented would store farm equipment, not explosives.—
Daniel Lempres,
Sacbee.com,
23 June 2026
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For researchers, manually inspecting such vast datasets is becoming increasingly impractical.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
21 June 2026
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