EXAMINED Synonyms: 71 Similar and Opposite Words

examined

verb

past tense of examine

as in interrogated

to put a series of questions to the defense attorney was eager to examine her star witness

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as in reviewed

to look over closely (as for judging quality or condition) the customer painstakingly examined the antique piece of furniture from top to bottom before purchasing it

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as in explored

to search through or into a groundbreaking study that examined the causes of juvenile delinquency

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Recent Examples of examined In the fourth quarter, left tackle Rashawn Slater lay for several moments on the turf and was examined by medical staff before rising to his feet and walking gingerly to the sideline with an ankle injury. — Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026 Under D’Amaro, Disney has enacted new rounds of layoffs and examined its cost structure. — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 5 Oct. 2026 The researchers also examined brain tissue to understand what might be driving the association. — Shiv Sudhakar, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2026 Officers closed the Macy’s side of the parking garage while bomb squad officers examined the contents of the suitcase. — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 5 Oct. 2026 The center now gives Toyota a dedicated US facility where batteries can be examined across more of their development cycle rather than focusing only on finished packs or vehicles. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2026 Elon Musk, whose political transformation and business career are examined over the course of the nearly four-hour film, has threatened legal action. — Brent Lang, IndieWire, 2 Oct. 2026 Katsilometes was one of numerous persons of interest authorities examined and ruled out during the years-long investigation. — Megan Fahrney, ABC News, 2 Oct. 2026 The book examined the ways that social actors can respond to dysfunction and decline in organizations, from businesses to political parties and governments. — Eyal Press, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026

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Intelligence officers transported him to a camp controlled by Colombia’s FARC guerrilla organization, where he was interrogated and tortured over approximately two days, according to the charges.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 8 Oct. 2026
These and other questions proliferate as Lisbet and Mihai are interrogated by social workers and attorneys, who treat them with bureaucratic dismissiveness at best and sneering condescension at worst.

— Justin Chang, New Yorker, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of interrogated

Verb

The app also uses daily skin scans to track changes, with treatment plans reviewed monthly based on the patient’s response.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 5 Oct. 2026
The reporter independently reported and verified the factual claims in this article, and a human editor reviewed it before publication.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of reviewed

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But the seeds are planted quickly for weightier themes to be explored later.

— Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 9 Oct. 2026
Kearns gushed in a 2015 interview that his dream creative collaboration would be directing a project written by his daughter that explored race.

— Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of explored

Verb

As for the plane in question, this is a variant of the venerable F-16 and is a heavily modernized version featuring, among other features, APG-83 Active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar.

— Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2026
GPTZero also scanned 300 of the roughly 20,000 submissions to the International Conference on Learning Representations (ICLR) and found more than 50 hallucinated citations.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of scanned

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Richard Warren Middle School was placed on a security hold status while authorities investigated the report and determined the student did not have a gun, Kitchens said.

— Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 4 Oct. 2026
While officers investigated, a tow truck driver reported finding a man with a gunshot wound nearby, police said.

— Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of investigated

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Susanna hung to a strap in the crowded car, and critically surveyed the seated crowd spreading just below, from which no one had separated and individualized himself by giving her a seat.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Oct. 2026
The results also differed markedly depending on the wealth of the country surveyed.

— Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 4 Oct. 2026

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