scrutinize
verb (used with object)
to examine in detail with careful or critical attention.
will scrutinize
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future tenseof scrutinize.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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He knows film buffs will scrutinize his work on highly anticipated releases, especially Marvel or Christopher Nolan films, which both inspire plenty of bathroom-break discourse.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026
Ask people to scrutinize food companies, labels and regulatory assumptions, and eventually they will scrutinize the regulators, too.
From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2026
The Federal Aviation Administration will scrutinize United Airlines’ operations more closely in coming weeks after a spate of recent safety incidents, the airline told employees in a memo on Friday.
From New York Times ● Mar. 22, 2024
Watson, the spokesperson for the city recreation department, said this type of hand-off “technically hasn’t been proven yet” but vowed that officials will scrutinize the data.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 16, 2024
No longer content with a long perspective historical view, we will scrutinize the direct investigations of the problem which have been made during recent years.
From Applied Eugenics by Paul Popenoe
