INSPECTED Synonyms: 38 Similar and Opposite Words

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 The Sultan and King Charles inspected the Guard before all five royals viewed a military parade. — Stephanie Bridger-Linning, Vanity Fair, 25 Oct. 2026 Animals within that zone must be inspected and, if necessary, treated before being moved. — Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2026 Our bedrooms were inspected every evening, and our beds had to be made with hospital corners. — Debbie Millman, Time, 22 Oct. 2026 North Korean Army Marshal Pak Jong Chon inspected fortifications on the border with South Korea on Tuesday, accompanied by Kim Yo Jong, the powerful sister of leader Kim Jong Un, KCNA reported. — Reuters, NBC news, 21 Oct. 2026 North Korean Army Marshal Pak Jong Chon inspected fortifications on the border with South Korea on Tuesday, accompanied by Kim Yo Jong, the powerful sister of leader Kim Jong Un, KCNA reported. — Reuters, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2026 The state workplace regulator inspected the company in response to a tip, according to the inspection summary. — Myla S. Roundy, Washington Post, 21 Oct. 2026 The aircraft has been taken out of service to be inspected by our maintenance team. — Sara Tenenbaum, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026 The Sultan and King Charles inspected the Guard of Honour before rejoining Queen Camilla and the Prince and Princess of Wales to watch a military march past. — Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 20 Oct. 2026

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Generally, most households struggled more financially during the period examined, regardless of political representation, as median costs rose by 33 percent, while median incomes rose only 28 percent.

— Amy L. Wong, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2026
To determine whether Decipher could help guide that decision, researchers examined test scores from more than 27,000 patients in real-world data and 401 men with non-metastatic prostate cancer who had participated in the STAMPEDE abiraterone trial.

— Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 26 Oct. 2026

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Early Sunday morning, near the Place de la République, a part-time crossing guard named Joëlle, 71, scanned the wreckage along the Boulevard Voltaire from a bench, holding her shaggy shepherd mix, Pollux, on a leash.

— Michael Finnegan, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026
Yet before the crows could be digitally designed, they were sculpted, and the character department built different parts of the crow — feathers, beaks, eyes and feet — to be scanned.

— Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 15 Oct. 2026

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Behind the scenes, Muse uses a collection of digital notes and instructions to guide its personality, actions and memory, all of which can be reviewed, edited and deleted.

— Marty Swant, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2026
Each project will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis, Rhoads said.

— Marc Hayot, Arkansas Online, 27 Oct. 2026

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Together, the findings suggest that the political changes following Maduro’s removal and Washington’s expanding economic relationship with Caracas have yet to produce improvements that many of those surveyed can recognize in their everyday lives.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 20 Oct. 2026
Another recent Abacus poll found that 61% of the 1,021 eligible voters surveyed expect Albertans will vote again on separation, even if most choose to remain in Canada.

— Christopher Guly, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2026

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