scrutinize
verb (used with object)
to examine in detail with careful or critical attention.
scrutinized
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past participleof scrutinize.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof scrutinize.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
scrutinizeverb (used with object)to examine in detail with careful or critical attention.
Example Sentences
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Her influence was so vast she has even been proposed as a field of academic study, and scrutinized in the 2018 academic study from Leigh H. Edwards, “Dolly Parton, Gender, and Country Music.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026
Harry and Meghan’s U.K. return comes as British and American press are being scrutinized for their skewed coverage of Jason Arday, the youngest Black professor in Cambridge history.
From Salon ● Aug. 20, 2026
When ratings are publicly disclosed, market discipline helps drive reliability because assumptions, methodologies and judgments are scrutinized by investors, analysts and journalists.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 3, 2026
Justice Department payouts to victims have recently been scrutinized for an additional reason.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026
Basta scrutinized him with a mixture of wariness and arrogance.
From "Inkheart" by Cornelia Funke
