as in examination
a close look at or over someone or something in order to judge condition
a prison cell inspection should include looking under the bed, to say the least
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Recent Examples of inspection
Volunteers and camp employees were notified of these plans during training sessions, according to the inspection report shared by the Texas Department of State Health Services.
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Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 11 July 2025
The scheduled follow up inspection has not yet occurred.
—Eleanor Nash
july 10, Kansas City Star, 10 July 2025
The Sun Sentinel typically highlights restaurant inspections conducted by the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation in Broward and Palm Beach counties.
—Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 10 July 2025
The lawmakers argued that unannounced inspections are important to ensuring the detention center is well-run, and a power they are afforded under a state law that grants lawmakers the ability to conduct surprise inspections at correctional facilities.
—Siena Duncan, Miami Herald, 10 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for inspection
Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 11 July 2025
The scheduled follow up inspection has not yet occurred.
—Eleanor Nash
july 10, Kansas City Star, 10 July 2025
The Sun Sentinel typically highlights restaurant inspections conducted by the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation in Broward and Palm Beach counties.
—Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 10 July 2025
The lawmakers argued that unannounced inspections are important to ensuring the detention center is well-run, and a power they are afforded under a state law that grants lawmakers the ability to conduct surprise inspections at correctional facilities.
—Siena Duncan, Miami Herald, 10 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inspection
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During a vigorous cross examination, prosecutors parsed through his story, questioning him on his history with police officers.—
Madeline Buckley,
Chicago Tribune,
18 July 2025
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The investigative department of the regional department of the Investigative Committee (IC) of Russia has now organized a procedural examination into the circumstances of the attack, the outlets reported.—
Latoya Gayle,
People.com,
18 July 2025
Noun
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The audit discovered that in one instance, the Veterans Health Administration awarded $30,000 in relocation payments to an employee who never moved, the release noted.—
Sophia Compton,
FOXNews.com,
23 July 2025
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Lawrie said, in response to the audit, that the district is implementing a new formula to make caseloads more manageable starting next fall, that the district is trying to let staff air their concerns in roundtables and that collaboration among special education staff has improved.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
22 July 2025
Noun
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Secondly, regulatory scrutiny and antitrust actions are considerable concerns.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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The meeting was the second time the board sought to address the policy, after a meeting in April was abruptly cancelled following national scrutiny aimed at the Rutherford County's policy.—
Angele Latham,
The Tennessean,
14 July 2025
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In 2026, the European Space Agency will launch its Planetary Transits and Oscillations of Stars (PLATO) mission, which will conduct its own survey of transiting planets, as well as revisit Kepler's field.—
Nola Taylor Tillman,
Space.com,
15 July 2025
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In 2001, the Ig Nobel Prize in medicine went to Peter Barss of McGill University in Canada for his 1984 survey of injuries due to falling coconuts in Papua New Guinea.—
Scott Lafee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 July 2025
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“Inspection.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inspection. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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