scrutinize
verb (used with object)
to examine in detail with careful or critical attention.
had scrutinized
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past perfectof scrutinize.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Antitrust authorities had scrutinized Live Nation’s conduct for years following the 2010 merger that created the company.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
Regulators said they were well familiar with Warner’s businesses, because the division had scrutinized four other mergers involving the company, dating back to the disastrous AOL-Time Warner merger in 2001.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 12, 2026
Scientists had scrutinized how vegetation reclaims places stripped bare by mining or other human activities or by natural forces such as volcanoes and receding glaciers.
From Science Magazine ● Oct. 18, 2023
But there were gaps in some of the footage, a person familiar with the matter said, and prosecutors had scrutinized whether someone deliberately paused recording or whether there were technological issues at play.
From New York Times ● Jul. 27, 2023
After she had scrutinized the worshippers about them, she turned to Charles, speaking in a guarded voice.
From The Bright Shawl by Joseph Hergesheimer
