as in examined
to look over closely (as for judging quality or condition)
scanned the manuscript carefully for any overlooked errors
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Recent Examples of scanned
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.
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Kirsten Fiscus, Nashville Tennessean, 24 Oct. 2025
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
His eyes scanned the ticketing area and the security checkpoint.
—Cindy Von Quednow, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2025
Parmar also deliberately streamlines clinic notes by encouraging his providers to avoid the common habit of copying and pasting blocks of obsolete or redundant information in favor of quick updates that can be scanned easily at subsequent visits.
—Helen Ouyang, The Atlantic, 21 Oct. 2025
Photos were brought in to be scanned and used alongside more than 90 oral history interviews with 100 people.
—Charlie Vargas, Oc Register, 17 Oct. 2025
So Allen took the snap, scanned the field, found no open receivers and bailed right, his eyes still sifting through layers of zone.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 11 Oct. 2025
For foreigners, passports are scanned at hotels, museums, and similar places.
—Peter Leyden, Big Think, 7 Oct. 2025
Orders must be placed or scanned with the Del Yeah!
—Reia Li, AZCentral.com, 7 Oct. 2025
Kirsten Fiscus, Nashville Tennessean, 24 Oct. 2025
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
His eyes scanned the ticketing area and the security checkpoint.
—Cindy Von Quednow, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2025
Parmar also deliberately streamlines clinic notes by encouraging his providers to avoid the common habit of copying and pasting blocks of obsolete or redundant information in favor of quick updates that can be scanned easily at subsequent visits.
—Helen Ouyang, The Atlantic, 21 Oct. 2025
Photos were brought in to be scanned and used alongside more than 90 oral history interviews with 100 people.
—Charlie Vargas, Oc Register, 17 Oct. 2025
So Allen took the snap, scanned the field, found no open receivers and bailed right, his eyes still sifting through layers of zone.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 11 Oct. 2025
For foreigners, passports are scanned at hotels, museums, and similar places.
—Peter Leyden, Big Think, 7 Oct. 2025
Orders must be placed or scanned with the Del Yeah!
—Reia Li, AZCentral.com, 7 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scanned
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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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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
Verb
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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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As the fireline is constructed, inspected or reinforced, mappers record those details to adjust the containment percentage.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
21 Oct. 2025
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Have your heating unit inspected annually.—
Maia Pandey,
jsonline.com,
20 Oct. 2025
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According to officials, Bovino is now viewed not as an exception but as the new standard for what is to come at ICE.—
Adeola Adeosun,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Oct. 2025
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For decades, scientists viewed cut marks on the fossils as signs that Indigenous Australians hunted large prey — possibly to the point of extinction.—
Mindy Weisberger,
CNN Money,
27 Oct. 2025
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“Scanned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scanned. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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