inspects

verb

present tense third-person singular of inspect
as in examines
to look over closely (as for judging quality or condition) inspected the collie before the dog show

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Recent Examples of inspects After a dietary supplement goes to market, the FDA periodically inspects its manufacturing facilities and collects and tests some products. — Andrew Yockey, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2026 In California, the state approves new rides and ones that have been modified and either directly inspects them or relies on an annual inspection by the owner. — Kate Brumback, Chicago Tribune, 13 Oct. 2026 The technician inspects the problem and reports back to the provider. — Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 14 Sep. 2026 Tarrant County inspects and scores all food-service establishments in the county except for those in Fort Worth, Arlington, Euless and North Richland Hills. — Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Sep. 2026 Late Thursday afternoon, one of the companies involved in the condo elevator project told CBS News Chicago the bulk of the work is complete, but the elevator cannot be put into service until the state inspects it. — Suzanne Le Mignot, CBS News, 27 Aug. 2026 The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) independently inspects and tests every discharge batch to ensure these radiation limits are consistently met. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 24 Aug. 2026 Robert Pozen, who lectures at MIT Sloan School of Management and was formerly president of Fidelity Investments, has an answer to the obvious question about who inspects this. — Dara-Abasi Ita, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026 The leading theory is that the Grok filtering guardrail inspects text entering and leaving the model, but not the output of its own code execution. — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 20 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inspects
  1. examines
  2. scans
  3. reviews
  4. surveys
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  • Using the history of gay male desire in different time periods — dangerous, clandestine, outlawed and at long last fitfully accepted — the film examines legacy and what gets handed down across time.
    — Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026
  • The State of the Georgia Girl report, developed by Girl Scouts of Greater Atlanta and Girl Scouts of Historic Georgia, examines challenges involving mental health, social connection, and safety.
    — Leondra Head, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of examines
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  • The surveillance tool scans thousands of pages of school board documents every 12 hours and flags anything controversial—from Title IX issues to curriculum changes.
    — Kenneal Patterson, Vanity Fair, 13 Oct. 2026
  • The other person scans the code to connect and receive the files.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of scans
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  • The National Capital Planning Commission, a federal panel that reviews major construction projects, posted new renderings and accompanying documents provided by the Interior Department, which is overseeing the controversial project.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 18 Oct. 2026
  • In our October 22 issue, Lola Seaton reviews Jonathan Buckley’s latest novel, One Boat.
    — Lola Seaton, The New York Review of Books, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of reviews
Verb
  • Plus, Louis Menand probes the business of punctuation, and Margaret Talbot surveys the literature on the question of why fewer people are choosing to have children.
    — The New Yorker, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026
  • The index also surveys a variety of miscellaneous costs, including for prepared food and personal services.
    — Ava Hu, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of surveys

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“Inspects.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inspects. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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