once-over

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Recent Examples of once-over Code the shareholders wished out before us like slugs in a... Conversion Karen Solie First impression of a hasty once-over. Max Ufberg, hazlitt.net, 10 Jan. 2025 Check For Pests Give every plant a once-over before bringing them indoors. Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 30 Nov. 2024 Using a Dry Cleaning Cloth While Dusting Giving your furniture and shelves a once-over with a duster can stir up potential allergens, says Alan Goldsobel, MD, an allergist based in San Jose. Alyssa Shaffer, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Nov. 2024 And truly, a medical pedicure isn’t your average nail salon appointment: Performed by technicians trained to spot the difference between a callus and psoriasis, say, every session begins with a once-over of the feet to assess their condition. Zoe Ruffner, Vogue, 22 Nov. 2024 It’s also given the once-over by KEF’s Music Integrity Engine digital signal processing algorithms, just to be on the safe side. Simon Lucas, WIRED, 18 Jan. 2024 To avoid this most irritating scenario, give your high-traffic or mess-prone areas a quick once-over with the vacuum. Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 12 Oct. 2024 Consumers will have an opportunity to customize items, and Hourglass makeup artists will be on site to provide once-overs and the brand’s signature beauty services. Sharon Edelson, Forbes, 3 Sep. 2024 Under World Triathlon rules, for the athletes to swim, competition waters must fulfill certain laboratory criteria, and also pass a sniff test and a visual once-over. Jessica Leigh Hester, The Atlantic, 31 July 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for once-over
Noun
  • That data is transmitted to a nearby computer or smartphone, where it's recorded for subsequent perusal by a physician.
    Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 18 Feb. 2025
  • There’s been lots more happening in the snowy German capital, including politics on the red carpet and plenty of packages for your perusal.
    Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 14 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Boeing has captured the largest portion of U.S. foreign military sales to India since 2017, according to estimates by Cowen Washington Research Group, a research arm at the investment bank TD Cowen.
    Seema Mody, CNBC, 27 Feb. 2025
  • The first missions will only include research cargo, the publication reported.
    Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 27 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Movies At Telluride, ‘Conclave’ pleases, even if other Oscar hopefuls aren’t ready for prime time Sept. 1, 2024 Early on, Callas parried these inquisitions with humor.
    Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 28 Nov. 2024
  • Lost during last week’s inquisition into the Hail Mary and botched fullback dive was a careful examination of more macro issues the Bears are dealing with.
    Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 4 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • On Friday, the opening day of the competition, the inventors had set up shop onstage at the Ferst Center for the Arts, in preparation for their demos and subsequent critical interrogations.
    Matthew Sherrill, Harper's Magazine, 19 Feb. 2025
  • The fact that a person is allowed to write a falsehood and take down an entire community with nary a hint of interrogation is damaging.
    David John Chávez, The Mercury News, 19 Feb. 2025

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“Once-over.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/once-over. Accessed 6 Mar. 2025.

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