scrutinize
verb (used with object)
to examine in detail with careful or critical attention.
are scrutinizing
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present progressiveof scrutinize.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Hammami studied in Australia, a period Israel and the U.A.E. are scrutinizing for signs of budding radicalism, some of the people familiar with the matter said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
The food-safety scare has arrived as chains throw more discounts at consumers who are scrutinizing their budgets more carefully due to higher costs of living.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 11, 2026
Spurred by the certainty around the federal estate-tax levels, estate planners and financial advisors are scrutinizing older trusts.
From Barron's ● Feb. 28, 2026
In the case of the Eaton fire, officials are scrutinizing a Southern California Edison electrical transmission tower where videos showed what appeared to be a fire igniting.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 1, 2025
But how few with competent preparation and equipment, with fearless consecration to truth, unhampered, with fresh free vigor, are scrutinizing the problems of theology, enthusiastically bent upon refuting errors and proving verities!
From The Destiny of the Soul A Critical History of the Doctrine of a Future Life by William Rounseville Alger
