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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Oman had scrutinized his online habits and decided he showed too much interest in radical ideology to trust as a pilot at state carrier Oman Air, where he worked.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 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
Secretary of Administration Lyd McDermid defended Youngkin in a letter to Mary Bauer, executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Virginia, after the organization had scrutinized the voter removal.
From Salon ● Oct. 30, 2023
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
"He is not here," replied Tom Rush, after he had scrutinized all the faces.
From Breaking Away or The Fortunes of a Student by Kilburn
