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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examines

The display will focus mostly on Mexican American cinema, but examines those films in conversation with Mexican features and other Spanish-language movies, made both in Hollywood and internationally.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026

Ms. Thorpe examines how America’s “forever wars” have marked those who fight them.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026

Rather than analyzing words, however, this Transformer examines patterns among the scintillation photons recorded by the detector.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 17, 2026

The BBC's Gary O'Donoghue examines what the policy reveals about Hegseth's vision for a more "manly" military.

From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026

Instead, we stand before the tall stone gate while Ma examines the tumultuous sky.

From "Dragons in a Bag" by Zetta Elliott