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examine
verb as in analyze, test
Strongest matches
audit, check, check out, consider, criticize, delve into, explore, inspect, investigate, ponder, pore over, probe, read, research, review, scan, screen, scrutinize, study, survey, try, vet, view
Strong matches
appraise, assay, canvass, case, eye, finger, frisk, gun, inquire, parse, peruse, prospect, prove, reconnoiter, sift, sweep, weigh, winnow
Weak matches
chew over, dig into, go into, go over, go through, look over, pat down, pick at, scope, scrutinate, search into, size up, take stock of, turn over
verb as in ask questions pointedly
Strong matches
catechize, experiment, grill, inquire, interrogate, judge, pump, query, quiz, weigh
Weak matches
cross-examine, give the third, give the third degree, put through the wringer, try out
Example Sentences
The study examined health records from more than 56,000 adolescents who had received antibiotics while attending mental health services.
“Since this is an advisory vote, the board will examine the next steps in light of this level of shareholder support,” he said.
Does Landau examine how or why he became the master of the blockbuster when his parents were such social progressives?
They’d all been prodded and tested, examined inside and out, and given fiendishly difficult tasks such as solving math problems while wearing headphones through which a friendly voice whispered incorrect answers.
As Roz continued examining the control room, she realized the station could do many tasks by itself, but it couldn’t do everything, and signs of its human operators were all around.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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