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scrutinize

verb

/ˈskruː.tɪ.naɪz/

Meaning

Examine or inspect closely and thoroughly.

To examine or analyze something deeply.

The scientist scrutinized the data before publishing his findings.

The documents were scrutinized for any errors.

examine, inspect, analyze

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examine, inspect, analyze

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examine, inspect, analyze

overlook, ignore, neglect

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overlook, ignore, neglect

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overlook, ignore, neglect

to waste time by being slow or idle

to hinder or impede the movement or progress of

To throw something with great force.

to offset or balance the effect of something

To spread or give out something, especially news, information, ideas, etc., to a lot of people.

to put something down in a flat position; to place carefully