- past tense form of scrutinize.
- past participle of scrutinize.
scrutinized
Example Sentences
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Austin Reaves, the most beloved Laker, became the most scrutinized Laker on Wednesday with the news that he agreed to a maximum four-year, $185-million contract to remain with the team.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 24, 2026
Even a reading that’s in line with expectations will be closely scrutinized, as investors will want to understand which components of inflation are in control of the economy.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 24, 2026
Lawyers who’d scrutinized the deal were leaning toward recommending a lawsuit challenging it on anticompetitive grounds.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 15, 2026
Regulators said they were well familiar with Warner’s businesses, because the division had scrutinized four other mergers involving the company, dating back to the disastrous AOL-Time Warner merger in 2001.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026
She scrutinized him with a mixture of pleasure and pity; or so he read her expression.
From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick
