examines

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 look see 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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In “Gun to My Head,” Todd examines ending his relationship to chase stardom, writing “we were invincible/till’ my second record deal.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

A four-part documentary examines the evolution of the tennis great through his many triumphs, injuries and comebacks.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

Pakistan's powerful army chief arrived in Tehran on Friday, with Islamabad mediating as the Islamic republic examines a new US proposal to end the Middle East war.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

A new study published in GSA Bulletin examines a complicated system of faults running directly beneath Seattle and nearby communities, revealing that smaller faults in the region may be far more active than previously understood.

From Science Daily • May 19, 2026

He gently turns my hands and examines them, as though he doesn’t believe me.

From "The Adoration of Jenna Fox" by Mary E. Pearson