- past tense form of scrutinize.
- past participle of scrutinize.
scrutinized
Example Sentences
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While that is accurate, statements like this make the conflict seem normal and perhaps unavoidable, rather than the result of a linked set of decisions that might themselves be scrutinized.
From Salon ● Sep. 19, 2026
They scrutinized the sonogram Owens sent to Echard and detected signs of photoshopping.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
Her influence was so vast she has even been proposed as a field of academic study, and scrutinized in the 2018 academic study from Leigh H. Edwards, “Dolly Parton, Gender, and Country Music.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026
“It was scrutinized monthly,” said Mark LaNeve, a former executive who headed GM’s sales operations before its 2009 bankruptcy and later held the same job at Ford Motor.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
As the onlookers scrutinized the position, Bobby’s ploy became obvious to all: Although not profound, it was cunning, perhaps ingenious, and even brilliant.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
