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under examination

ADJECTIVE

questionable

Synonyms

STRONGEST

ambiguous arguable controversial debatable dubious problematic suspicious unproven vague

WEAK

apocryphal contingent controvertible cryptic disputable dubitable enigmatic equivocal fishy hard to believe hypothetical iffy indecisive indefinite indeterminate moot mysterious obscure occult open to doubt open to question oracular paradoxical problematical provisional shady suspect unconfirmed undefined under advisement unreliable unsettled

Antonyms

STRONGEST

certain clear definite incontrovertible indubious sure trustworthy trusty undoubted unquestionable

WEAK

indisputable proven

ADVERB

on trial

Synonyms

WEAK

before the court in litigation under suspicion

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It added that the incident was under examination.

From BBC • Jan. 21, 2026

"But strangely, on the islands we studied off the coast of China, we found opposite patterns with the communities of birds under examination -- there were more bird species in agriculture than in forested areas."

From Science Daily • May 13, 2024

U.S. defense officials have said the Pentagon's recent push to investigate such sightings has led to hundreds of new reports that are under examination, though most remain categorized as unexplained.

From Reuters • May 31, 2023

“Both reviews were conducted by individuals with no connection to the institutions whose work was under examination, nor any connection to each other,” the board said.

From New York Times • Jul. 18, 2022

What she may have confessed to having done, or what she may have accused others of doing, at other times than when she was under examination, we do not know.

From Witchcraft of New England Explained by Modern Spiritualism by Putnam, Allen

under examination

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