inspected

verb

past tense of inspect
as in examined
to look over closely (as for judging quality or condition) inspected the collie before the dog show

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Recent Examples of inspected Our school would be housed in the Mountain State Spotlight newsroom, which had not been inspected as a school site. — Jennifer Smith Richards, ProPublica, 2 Oct. 2026 Potential homes are thoroughly vetted and inspected prior to adoption. — Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 28 Sep. 2026 The engine manufacturer also inspected the bearings after testing and found no signs of degradation. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 28 Sep. 2026 Raw beef, pork and goat meat sold in California has been targeted in a national recall after not being properly inspected, federal officials said. — Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 23 Sep. 2026 Lipson laid out his sweatshirt for the man to rest on while Garton inspected his injuries. — ABC News, 23 Sep. 2026 Inspect Vintage Fabric for Moths or Bed Bugs Vintage sofas, couch cushions, pillows, or anything else that’s covered in a vintage fabric should be thoroughly inspected for signs of moths or bugs. — Alexandra Kelly, Martha Stewart, 23 Sep. 2026 The analysis also identified thousands of companies that have never been inspected — before or after a crash — while holding federal authority to operate coast to coast. — John Kelly, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026 Before hurricane season is the best time to get your roof inspected, but late is better than never. — Alora Bopray, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inspected
  1. examined
  2. scanned
  3. reviewed
  4. surveyed
Verb
  • 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, 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
Definition of examined
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  • 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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  • 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
Verb
  • 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
Definition of surveyed

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“Inspected.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inspected. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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