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examine

[ig-zam-in] / ɪgˈzæm ɪn /
VERB
analyze, test
Synonyms
STRONGEST
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 pat down pick at scope scrutinate search into size up take stock of turn over
Antonyms
STRONGEST
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

Example Sentences

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Investigators are trying to examine the contents of the suspect’s cellphone.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026

Those samples helped the team examine whether human origins fit a single source model or something broader and more interconnected.

From Science Daily • Apr. 26, 2026

Ironically, the film devotes so much attention to the world’s reaction to Davidson’s coprolalia that there’s scant space left over to examine its actual subject beyond correcting the ways the world sees him.

From Salon • Apr. 26, 2026

Dishearteningly, similar incidents have happened frequently enough that we can actually examine the data around them.

From Slate • Apr. 26, 2026

The beast flicked its forked tongue as it used its trunk to pick up the blade and examine it, two beady black eyes narrowing with scrutiny.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray

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