examines

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analyze, test v.
ask questions pointedly v.

VERB

analyze, test

Synonyms

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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

appraise assay canvass case eye finger frisk gun inquire parse peruse prospect prove reconnoiter sift sweep weigh winnow

WEAK

chew over dig into go into go over go through look over look see pat down pick at scope scrutinate search into size up take stock of turn over

Antonyms

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approve forget ignore neglect praise

STRONG

overlook

VERB

ask questions pointedly

Synonyms

STRONGEST

check measure try

STRONG

catechize experiment grill inquire interrogate judge pump query quiz weigh

WEAK

cross-examine give the third give the third degree put through the wringer try out

Antonyms

STRONG

answer reply

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examines

People are commonly greeted by wishing that their names be inscribed in the Book of Life—because on Rosh Hashanah God examines our past deeds and determines our individual fates for the following year.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026

Dr. Kiyoko Ishiwata, a veterinarian and surgeon at the ⁠Simi Valley Non-Profit Spay and Neuter Clinic, examines a cat.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026

The LZ collaboration examines its experimental results in batches.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 4, 2026

New research from Constructor University neuroscientist Dr. Radwa Khalil examines the science behind this apparent contradiction.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 3, 2026

The book examines how individuals and institutions—victims, perpetrators, and bystanders—know about yet deny the occurrence of oppressive acts.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander