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scrutinize::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | scrutinise, size up, take stock |
| Type of | see, examine |
| Derivation | scrutinizer, scrutiny |
he scrutinized his likeness in the mirror.
Examples of scrutinize
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More and more scholars who scrutinize health research are now making that claim.
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This, say critics, makes it hard for authorities to scrutinize each application.
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The superior returns show how closely major buyout funds scrutinize their deals.
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He also likes to scrutinize the floor during interminable introduction speeches.
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However, officials throughout the state failed to scrutinize the eventual costs.
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Residents continue to scrutinize the elections office after a series of hiccups.
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You have to scrutinize them closely to see the puzzles'representational imagery.
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I'm just trying to find ways to scrutinize the system because I like it so much.
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Beyond that he has said that he will scrutinize state spending across the board.
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- Size up: to look at critically or searchingly, or in minute detail; "he scrutinized his likeness in the mirror"
- Audit: examine carefully for accuracy with the intent of verification; "audit accounts and tax returns"
- (scrutiny) examination: the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes)
- (scrutiny) a prolonged intense look
- Scrutiny (Fr. scrutin, Late Lat. scrutinium, from scrutari, to search or examine thoroughly) is a careful examination or inquiry (often implying the search for a likely mistake or failure). ...
- (Scrutiny (magazine)) Scrutiny: A Quarterly Review was a literature periodical founded in 1932 by F. R. Leavis, who remained its principal editor until the final issue in 1953. Other editors include Lionel Charles Knights and Harold Andrew Mason.
- To examine something with great care; To audit accounts etc in order to verify them
- (scrutiny) Thorough inspection of a situation or a case
- (Scrutinized) When I had finished, Lord Nobutora scrutinized me silently, then he nodded as if he were agreeing with some thought that had just occurred to him. ...
