as in examined
to look over closely (as for judging quality or condition)
inspected the collie before the dog show
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Recent Examples of inspected
As the fireline is constructed, inspected or reinforced, mappers record those details to adjust the containment percentage.
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Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 21 Oct. 2025
Have your heating unit inspected annually.
—Maia Pandey, jsonline.com, 20 Oct. 2025
That’s why your home must be inspected from the ground up to the roofline.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 19 Oct. 2025
Officials inspected stores in Milliken, Loveland, Greeley, Evans, Strasburg, Eaton, Colorado Springs, Pueblo, Commerce City and Federal Heights.
—Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 17 Oct. 2025
The police inspected the crime scene and searched the room.
—Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2025
No major injuries were immediately reported on the scene, though one person involved was taken to the hospital to have his injuries inspected.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025
Travelers may also have their electronic devices inspected, be asked to prove strong ties to Canada, or face detention if entry is denied.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
State inspectors find deficiencies Not long before the most recent brown water incident, the Indiana Department of Environmental Management inspected the town’s water company August 5 and found deficiencies, though the report makes no correlation between the findings and the discolored water.
—Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 6 Oct. 2025
Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 21 Oct. 2025
Have your heating unit inspected annually.
—Maia Pandey, jsonline.com, 20 Oct. 2025
That’s why your home must be inspected from the ground up to the roofline.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 19 Oct. 2025
Officials inspected stores in Milliken, Loveland, Greeley, Evans, Strasburg, Eaton, Colorado Springs, Pueblo, Commerce City and Federal Heights.
—Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 17 Oct. 2025
The police inspected the crime scene and searched the room.
—Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2025
No major injuries were immediately reported on the scene, though one person involved was taken to the hospital to have his injuries inspected.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025
Travelers may also have their electronic devices inspected, be asked to prove strong ties to Canada, or face detention if entry is denied.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
State inspectors find deficiencies Not long before the most recent brown water incident, the Indiana Department of Environmental Management inspected the town’s water company August 5 and found deficiencies, though the report makes no correlation between the findings and the discolored water.
—Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 6 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inspected
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According to a recent documentary, police have examined whether Revak might have been connected to as many as five different homicides over a 14-year span, including the disappearance of Huisentruit.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
25 Oct. 2025
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For instance, the team examined SIRT1, a post-translational regulator linked to inflammation and cancer.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Oct. 2025
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Brice McCracken, special agent in charge with the National Center for Explosives Training and Research, said crews generated 290 leads, completed 277 investigation reports and scanned through 14,000 documents over the last 12 days.—
Kirsten Fiscus,
Nashville Tennessean,
24 Oct. 2025
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And in this year’s Superman, the sidekick pup Krypto was a digital version of director James Gunn’s own dog, Ozu, scanned for the role.—
Katie Kilkenny,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Oct. 2025
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In court, Everett reviewed details of the case, including McGraw's deletion of a text message that was part of discovery in the case, an action that the judge said was considered in his ruling.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
Entertainment Weekly,
29 Oct. 2025
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The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
28 Oct. 2025
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About 23% of consumers surveyed plan to dress up their pet — roughly the same percentage (24%) who plan to visit a haunted house.—
Susan Tompor,
Freep.com,
22 Oct. 2025
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While more than 60% of shoppers surveyed plan to make over half of their fashion purchases in stores this holiday, the amount of time shoppers are spending in stores dropped 3% and basket size fell 5% over the last two years, the report found.—
Gabrielle Fonrouge,
CNBC,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Inspected.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inspected. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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