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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It examines not just the dangers of espionage, but the psychological cost of maintaining a lie for years.

From BBC • Jun. 20, 2026

The show examines a foundational—and enduring—national question and explores the American commitment to self-government through even the most trying times.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 14, 2026

Neither study examines how governments might utilize their findings.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

Pulitzer winner Ada Ferrer’s of-the-moment new memoir, “Keeper of My Kin,” examines the agonizing personal costs of the Cuban exile and the families left fractured in its wake.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026

She opens up the folder and examines the immunization record, the birth certificate.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri