- past tense form of scrutinize.
- past participle of scrutinize.
scrutinized
Example Sentences
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In a weekly assessment of markets published Friday, Hartnett scrutinized what is being taken for granted.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 10, 2026
Do you think carefully about how an endorsement like that will be scrutinized?
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
From the beginning, the victims were scrutinized on the chance they might provide a motive.
From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2026
“The electricity for any other industry in the U.S. isn’t scrutinized as much,” he adds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 3, 2026
Scipio scrutinized Prosper’s face as if he could read there whether Bo had been right or not “Well, I’d be glad if you dealt with it for us, Prop,” Mosca said.
From "The Thief Lord" by Cornelia Funke
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