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
  • Austin American-Statesman 0:00 3:42 A perusal of former U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's travel records over the past half-dozen years or so might give the impression that the Democrat from San Francisco is just one more Californian contemplating a move to Texas.
    John C. Moritz, Austin American-Statesman, 13 Oct. 2024
  • League and Drafthouse staffers have been busy transferring the 50,000 movies to thin sleeves, which will be stocked in cabinets in the theater’s front hallway for perusal.
    Eric Webb, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Feb. 2024
Noun
  • In fact, research conducted by the USDA found no substantial differences in mineral content between well water (which isn’t subject to municipal treatment) and tap water, and a separate study found that tap water across the US can contain high amounts of calcium, magnesium, and sodium.
    Erica Sloan, SELF, 10 Jan. 2025
  • This research not only redefines our understanding of neuroplasticity but also illuminates how the brain reshapes itself during this pivotal life stage.
    William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 10 Jan. 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
  • Later, he’s locked in an interrogation room and connected to lie detectors, being questioned by a character played by Krys Marshall, and nudged to lie about his feelings by another (Sarah Shahi) — who claims to have a message from Cal himself.
    Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 16 Jan. 2025
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    Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2025

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