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present participle of scrutinize.

scrutinizing

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curious adj.
hard-to-please adj.
inquisitive adj.
inquisitorial adj.
investigative adj.
snoopy adj.

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curious

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inquisitive interested

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analytical disquisitive examining impertinent inquiring inspecting interfering intrusive investigative meddlesome meddling nosy peeping peering prurient prying puzzled questioning searching snoopy tampering

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incurious unconcerned

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average disinterested indifferent normal ordinary uninterested usual

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hard-to-please

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choosy critical demanding detailed finicky fussy meticulous nit-picking particular picky

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undemanding

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inquisitive

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analytical nosy

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big-eyed challenging forward impertinent inquiring inquisitorial interested intrusive investigative meddlesome meddling peering personal poking presumptuous probing prying questioning searching sifting snooping speculative

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incurious indifferent unconcerned uninterested

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inquisitorial

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analytical disquisitive examining impertinent inquiring inquisitive inspecting interested interfering intrusive investigative meddlesome meddling nosy peeping peering prurient prying puzzled questioning searching snoopy tampering

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investigative

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analytical

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disquisitive examining impertinent inquiring inquisitive inspecting interested interfering intrusive meddlesome meddling nosy peeping peering prurient prying puzzled questioning searching snoopy tampering

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snoopy

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inquiring meddling prying questioning tampering

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analytical disquisitive examining impertinent inquisitive inquisitorial inspecting interested interfering intrusive investigative meddlesome nosy peeping peering prurient puzzled searching

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scrutinizing

The food-safety scare has arrived as chains throw more discounts at consumers who are scrutinizing their budgets more carefully due to higher costs of living.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 11, 2026

The task force of Pima County detectives and FBI agents meets daily in a downtown Tucson office building, scrutinizing evidence, including each ransom note.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026

Wall Street is carefully scrutinizing news and commentary surrounding AI companies’ spending plans—which have been powering unprecedented profit growth for semiconductor companies—for any signs of a top.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026

Investors are now scrutinizing enterprise AI adoption and its impact on profits beyond hyperscalers and chip sectors.

From Barron's ● Jun. 29, 2026

He was staring at me, scrutinizing my face, so I smiled tentatively at him.

From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer

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