scanned

VERB

look over, scrutinize lightly

Synonyms

STRONGEST

browse check examine flash flip through leaf through look through scour search skim thumb through

STRONG

consider contemplate inquire investigate look overlook regard riff riffle rumble study survey sweep

WEAK

dip into give the once-over glance at glance over have a look-see look up and down run over run through size up take a gander take stock of

Antonyms

STRONG

discard disregard forget ignore look away neglect

Example Sentences

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scanned

To investigate the process, the researchers scanned DNA samples with atomic force microscopy, a technique capable of mapping surfaces at extremely small scales.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 10, 2026

Online rights campaigners at the Open Rights Group have previously warned that implementing the change would mean "every adult would be forced through a digital ID checkpoint, and private images could be scanned by default".

From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026

“It was systematic. They entered the depots and stole everything they could,” said Umaima Abdul-Rahman Al-Sanusi, one of the museum’s curators, as her eyes scanned a shattered display case.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026

Evidence indicates many of the purchased books are sent to facilities where they are sliced up, scanned and destroyed.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 22, 2026

I scanned the table of contents in nine different Cat Fantastic magazines from 2013 until I spotted the words “The Silent Cat Killer.”

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas