- present participle of scrutinize.
scrutinizing
Example Sentences
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“Believe me, we are really scrutinizing the emergence of second-round effects, but we are not seeing it,” she told a news conference.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
Wall Street is scrutinizing their business performance more closely than ever ahead of their market debuts.
From Barron's ● Jul. 24, 2026
In the DOJ’s aborted investigation of Southern Coal, prosecutors and federal agents had begun to gather evidence, scrutinizing testimony in the Justices’ various civil trials, and had approached former employees seeking information.
From Salon ● Jun. 10, 2026
The job: The city controller serves as L.A.’s chief auditor and watchdog of the public purse, including scrutinizing how money is spent and whether City Hall is performing efficiently.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 31, 2026
She reads each signature over and over, checking how securely each lock of hair is pasted, scrutinizing each symbol.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
