examine

Definition for examine

verb as in analyze, test

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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

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

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

verb as in ask questions pointedly

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check, measure, try

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catechize, experiment, grill, inquire, interrogate, judge, pump, query, quiz, weigh

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

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In a region that has long struggled with waste reduction efforts and waning disposal capacity, public officials are now examining how the closure will affect the flow of waste in Southern California.

From Los Angeles Times

Boundary-pushing Argentine auteur Lisandro Alonso weaves an ambitious triptych traveling across the Americas and across centuries to examine the experiences of Indigenous peoples in the aftermath of colonization.

From Los Angeles Times

The FBI and social workers examined the claims, but neither took any action.

From BBC

However officials will examine whether it should have been made with lighter materials that would break more easily upon impact.

From BBC

I’m an ecologist and work with colleagues to examine how nutrient dilution could affect species across the food web.

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