scan

VERB

look over, scrutinize lightly

Synonyms

STRONGEST

browse check examine flash flip through leaf through look through scour search skim thumb through

STRONG

consider contemplate inquire investigate look overlook regard riff riffle rumble study survey sweep

WEAK

dip into give the once-over glance at glance over have a look-see look up and down run over run through size up take a gander take stock of

Antonyms

STRONG

discard disregard forget ignore look away neglect

Example Sentences

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However she thanked "amazing" staff at Whiston Hospital, where she was taken for treatment, and said CT scans and an X-ray had "come back clear".

From BBC

The scanned code blocks the forbidden apps until the end of the school day.

From Los Angeles Times

To investors scanning for fiscal fireworks, that looks like inaction.

From Barron's

The Altmans’ “appearances” merge cinematic footage with their AI avatars, which were created from facial and body scans.

From The Wall Street Journal

For days, divers scanned the waters off Lovers Point hoping to find a trace of Erica Fox, the missing open-water swimmer believed to have been killed by a shark on Dec. 21.

From Los Angeles Times

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