as in examined
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 scrutinized
Other linguistic features once assumed to be universal—such as tenses, personal pronouns, and even, potentially, a distinction between nouns and verbs—have turned up missing when greater numbers of languages have been scrutinized.
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Manvir Singh, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
Republicans in Congress, led by the House Administration Committee, have also increasingly scrutinized the Swiss billionaire’s influence and put forth a proposal earlier this year that would amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to further restrict donations from foreign nationals.
—Gabe Kaminsky, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 23 Dec. 2024
The study scrutinized the genetic architecture of 2,068 traits across 635,969 veterans of varied ages, races, and backgrounds.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 20 Dec. 2024
The role has been heavily scrutinized since Charles Venable resigned in 2021, following a controversial job posting.
—Domenica Bongiovanni, The Indianapolis Star, 19 Dec. 2024
While the specialized schools educate only about 5 percent of New York City high schoolers, their admissions are scrutinized yearly, as they are regarded both as shining examples of the best of the city’s education system and as symbols of entrenched school segregation.
—Claire Fahy, New York Times, 19 Dec. 2024
New Jersey and Virginia are the only states with races for governor next year, and their results are often scrutinized for clues about voter sentiment ahead of midterm congressional contests.
—Tracey Tully, New York Times, 18 Dec. 2024
Similarly, there’s no indication the agency has scrutinized Yass’ NIIT obligations.
—Paul Kiel, ProPublica, 18 Dec. 2024
Forwards are often most scrutinized, even if Jackson’s transfer tag of roughly €37 million ($39 million) was far less than stars like Enzo Fernández and Moises Caicedo, each costing north of €100 million ($105 million).
—Henry Flynn, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
Manvir Singh, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
Republicans in Congress, led by the House Administration Committee, have also increasingly scrutinized the Swiss billionaire’s influence and put forth a proposal earlier this year that would amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to further restrict donations from foreign nationals.
—Gabe Kaminsky, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 23 Dec. 2024
The study scrutinized the genetic architecture of 2,068 traits across 635,969 veterans of varied ages, races, and backgrounds.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 20 Dec. 2024
The role has been heavily scrutinized since Charles Venable resigned in 2021, following a controversial job posting.
—Domenica Bongiovanni, The Indianapolis Star, 19 Dec. 2024
While the specialized schools educate only about 5 percent of New York City high schoolers, their admissions are scrutinized yearly, as they are regarded both as shining examples of the best of the city’s education system and as symbols of entrenched school segregation.
—Claire Fahy, New York Times, 19 Dec. 2024
New Jersey and Virginia are the only states with races for governor next year, and their results are often scrutinized for clues about voter sentiment ahead of midterm congressional contests.
—Tracey Tully, New York Times, 18 Dec. 2024
Similarly, there’s no indication the agency has scrutinized Yass’ NIIT obligations.
—Paul Kiel, ProPublica, 18 Dec. 2024
Forwards are often most scrutinized, even if Jackson’s transfer tag of roughly €37 million ($39 million) was far less than stars like Enzo Fernández and Moises Caicedo, each costing north of €100 million ($105 million).
—Henry Flynn, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scrutinized
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Investigators examined the cell phone and found multiple text messages, but the information could not lead them to the suspect who tossed the firearm.Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 24 Dec. 2024
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The judges should not block the program, which has been studied and reviewed and examined and evaluated.New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 23 Dec. 2024
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In Connecticut, retail stores and farms selling raw milk are inspected by the Department of Agriculture quarterly.Jan Ellen Spiegel, Hartford Courant, 24 Dec. 2024
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Wrapping gifts before traveling is discouraged, as any item that sets off the screening machine may need to be unwrapped and inspected.Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 24 Dec. 2024
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The poll surveyed 1,000 voters from December 11 to 13 and had a margin of error of plus or minus 3 percentage points.Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
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In September 2024, over 62 percent of the 1,000+ SMBs surveyed agreed that their access to capital met or exceeded the national average; while 24 lenders agreed that loan volume would increase over the next six months.Brock Blake, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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Just now, however, Venus is in prime position to be viewed from Earth, albeit for a short amount of time each evening after sunset.Jamie Carter, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
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The post had been viewed 167,800 times by Monday.Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
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