1
as in inspection
a close look at or over someone or something in order to judge condition
his performance on the football field is seemingly unaffected by the media's intense scrutiny of his tumultuous personal life
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2
as in gaze
a fixed intent look
began to squirm under the penetrating scrutiny of the judge
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Recent Examples of scrutiny
In earlier years, Meadowridge garnered scrutiny in a report by the Disability Law Center, which found substantiated incidents of abuse and neglect between 2014 and 2016.
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Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2025
This was actioned in the form of harsher scrutiny of narrators on current affairs programs and conducting extensive background checks when working with independent production companies.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 17 Oct. 2025
Handler’s statement comes amid growing public scrutiny.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2025
The federal investigation heightened the public’s scrutiny of city officials who worked closely with the former mayor, including Duffey, who had overseen the Public Works Department when the city sought a new security contractor to guard City Hall and other municipal facilities.
—Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2025
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Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2025
This was actioned in the form of harsher scrutiny of narrators on current affairs programs and conducting extensive background checks when working with independent production companies.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 17 Oct. 2025
Handler’s statement comes amid growing public scrutiny.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2025
The federal investigation heightened the public’s scrutiny of city officials who worked closely with the former mayor, including Duffey, who had overseen the Public Works Department when the city sought a new security contractor to guard City Hall and other municipal facilities.
—Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scrutiny
Noun
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Some food-safety inspections were temporarily suspended, trash piled up in national parks, federal landmarks and museums closed, and some airports shuttered checkpoints due to fewer Transportation Security Administration officers to screen passengers.—
Marina Johnson,
Louisville Courier Journal,
17 Oct. 2025
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No official report of the inspection was available online.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
17 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Lots of laughter, troubled gazes, leftovers.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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One spring day, Tan’s critical gaze landed on the work of freelance journalist Gil Duran, a tech-industry muckraker with a background in Democratic politics who was starting to take very seriously the right-wing political ambitions of San Francisco tech moguls.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Advertisement A number of those released on Monday were then airlifted to hospital nearby for further checks after each hostage was given an initial medical examination.—
Callum Sutherland,
Time,
13 Oct. 2025
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The moral and human cost will be a lasting stain and requires accountability and real examination of our collective conscience and our government’s policies.—
Deputy News Editor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Occasionally their stares are returned by a package lobbed over the walls by a passerby, as CNN witnessed.—
Joseph Ataman,
CNN Money,
14 Oct. 2025
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The video, which captures Chester’s perplexed stare at the multilevel structure, was shared by his owners, Karys and Max.—
Maria Morava,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Oct. 2025
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After the first Herald stories on the A3 Foundation published in July, Levine Cava moved to block future funding of the charity in a county contract and called for an audit of the organization.—
Douglas Hanks,
Miami Herald,
17 Oct. 2025
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The agency is also facing an audit as well as a internal review carried out by the county's Comptroller's Office after requests come from Crowley's office and County Comptroller Liz Sumner.—
Vanessa Swales,
jsonline.com,
17 Oct. 2025
Noun
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His vision was temporarily impaired, but there's believed to be no permanent damage to his eye.—
Matt Audilet,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Oct. 2025
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In the eyes of Courtney LaPlante, lead singer of the popular progressive metal band Spiritbox, this revitalization is based around how receptive young people have become to fantastical content in general.—
Mackenzie Cummings-Grady,
Billboard,
14 Oct. 2025
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The survey by Prosper Insights & Analytics polled 8,045 consumers about their Halloween shopping plans.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
19 Oct. 2025
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The surveys found the most popular senator in their state was Democratic affiliated Independent Bernie Sanders of Vermont, who had 71 percent approval versus 25 percent disapproval, giving a net approval rating of +46.—
James Bickerton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Oct. 2025
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“Scrutiny.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scrutiny. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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