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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The note scrutinized four distinct channels by which AI might contribute to pricing pressures: software and accessories, consumer electronics, electricity prices and other cost spillovers like industrial metals and construction wage growth.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026
Metro has scrutinized Metrolink over safety concerns and service cuts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026
Those measures will be closely scrutinized by activists and protesters alike.
From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026
While that is accurate, statements like this make the conflict seem normal and perhaps unavoidable, rather than the result of a linked set of decisions that might themselves be scrutinized.
From Salon ● Sep. 19, 2026
At this key moment, as analysts scrutinized the U-2 photographs of Soviet bases in Cuba, one of the secret documents handed over by Penkovsky earlier that year took on a special significance.
From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau
