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bear scrutiny
verb as in prove out
verb as in wash
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But when a forgery done in this way is put under a strong magnifying lens it will not bear scrutiny.
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Clement knew that his motives would not bear scrutiny, and he tried to avoid public odium by a characteristic subterfuge.
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I fear, sir, this part of the case will not well bear scrutiny.
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Look at those tables of mixed tints of which artist-authors are so fond, and tell us whether they always bear scrutiny—surely not.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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