on closer inspection
idiom
: when examined more closely
On closer inspection, the painting proved to be a fake.
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Finally, even the success stories tend to fall apart on closer inspection.
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Séverine Autesserre, Foreign Affairs, 11 Dec. 2018
Sadly, on closer inspection none of them were found to have alien origin.
—Michael Irving, New Atlas, 21 Oct. 2024
Dracula’s dining hall features a series of ancestral portraits, which on closer inspection turn out to be previous big screen Draculas played by Luke Evans, Brad Pitt, Gary Oldman, Christopher Lee and Max Schreck.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 17 July 2024
Other facts of the case that on their surface might have supported the prosecution proved murkier on closer inspection.
—Aja Romano, Vox, 3 July 2024
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Séverine Autesserre, Foreign Affairs, 11 Dec. 2018
Sadly, on closer inspection none of them were found to have alien origin.
—Michael Irving, New Atlas, 21 Oct. 2024
Dracula’s dining hall features a series of ancestral portraits, which on closer inspection turn out to be previous big screen Draculas played by Luke Evans, Brad Pitt, Gary Oldman, Christopher Lee and Max Schreck.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 17 July 2024
Other facts of the case that on their surface might have supported the prosecution proved murkier on closer inspection.
—Aja Romano, Vox, 3 July 2024
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“On closer inspection.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20closer%20inspection. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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