examines

VERB

analyze, test

Synonyms

STRONGEST

audit check check out consider criticize delve into explore inspect investigate ponder pore over probe read research review scan screen scrutinize study survey try vet view

STRONG

appraise assay canvass case eye finger frisk gun inquire parse peruse prospect prove reconnoiter sift sweep weigh winnow

WEAK

chew over dig into go into go over go through look over look see pat down pick at scope scrutinate search into size up take stock of turn over

Antonyms

STRONGEST

approve forget ignore neglect praise

STRONG

overlook

VERB

ask questions pointedly

Synonyms

STRONGEST

check measure try

STRONG

catechize experiment grill inquire interrogate judge pump query quiz weigh

WEAK

cross-examine give the third give the third degree put through the wringer try out

Antonyms

STRONG

answer reply

Example Sentences

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Drawing on stories she reported for the New Yorker about mothers and daughters, Aviv examines their roles and the ways they come to define one another.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

Precision–recall analysis examines a similar trade-off, asking how accurate the system’s alerts are relative to the number of incidents it successfully detects.

From Salon • May 12, 2026

A recent study led by Adelaide University PhD candidate Xiao Lu examines how solar-powered systems can convert waste plastics into hydrogen, syngas, and other industrial chemicals.

From Science Daily • May 4, 2026

Here, BBC Verify examines three statements the prime minister made in the Commons that his accusers claim were misleading.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

A woman produces a $20 bill which Patrick examines with approval and just a hint of the magician’s sense of drama.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel