REINSPECT Synonyms: 36 Similar and Opposite Words

reinspect

verb

Definition of reinspect

as in to investigate

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Recent Examples of reinspect The spokesperson said the department would reinspect the property at a later date to ensure the owner of the unit follows through with their orders. — Gillian Stawiszynski, Cincinnati Enquirer, 20 Oct. 2025 Health inspectors will then reinspect the restaurant, according to the city's health department. — Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 10 Sep. 2022 The board granted the request and also directed Taylor to reinspect the home within 60 days. — Arkansas Online, 28 July 2022 One such bill would require the city’s housing department to reinspect any building written up for self-closing-door violations within seven days. — Caroline Spivack, Curbed, 19 Jan. 2022 In the past, Nix said, lawmakers and industry experts have concluded that there simply are not enough building inspectors to thoroughly reinspect properties after they are occupied. — Washington Post, 11 Aug. 2021 Champlain South's building association is required by county law to reinspect the tower top to bottom every 40 years. — Mark Strassmann, CBS News, 25 June 2021

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Minor cringe is meta-cringe, standing apart from the affect while coolly investigating it.

— Eugenie Brinkema, ARTnews.com, 17 Oct. 2026
But using dogs to investigate crimes wasn’t widely adopted until the mid ‘80s, Gould said.

— Natasha Holt, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of investigate

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Firefighting foam The bill would require the DNR to survey or resurvey local fire departments about their use and possession of foam containing PFAS, and contract with a third-party group to collect the foam.

— Laura Schulte, Journal Sentinel, 15 May 2023
Williams said the school system plans to resurvey families about their learning preferences — hybrid or remote — in November.

— Hannah Natanson, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2020

Definition of resurvey

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Improvements to LinkedIn’s detection systems have resulted in a 40% decline in views of content classified as AI slop, the platform said last month.

— Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2026
Just 9% of Porter’s 3-point attempts were classified as wide open, the lowest share among 307 players who took at least 100 3s.

— C.J. Holmes, New York Daily News, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of classify

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To profile their activity in patients with SCLC, the researchers analyzed tumor samples and non-affected biopsies from a dozen patients using single-cell RNA sequencing and immunophenotyping.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 15 Oct. 2026
Last month, the Economist used Pangram to analyze parliamentary speeches, finding that 10% of the words spoken in the British Parliament were drafted with AI.

— Gene Maddaus, Variety, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of analyze

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That openness is the best thing about Cooked, a record that summons electric Miles and Popol Vuh and the Necks but mostly explores endless emotional ambiguity, offering a reminder that very few sensations are ever pure.

— Grayson Haver Currin, Pitchfork, 15 Oct. 2026
The move gives Victoria House access to Gersh’s international talent network and opportunities to explore new financing and co-production partnerships, while preserving the Spanish company’s creative independence.

— Emiliano de Pablos, Variety, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of explore

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Teams will inspect returning stages and prepare them for refurbishment before subsequent missions.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026
In late September, video showed Wang going through the victim’s desk before picking up his coffee tin, opening and inspecting its contents, the police affidavit said.

— Eduardo Cuevas, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of inspect

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Shigella infections categorized as extensively drug-resistant, or XDR, are rising.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 16 Oct. 2026
The new system will organize types of data that proved difficult to categorize in the past — such as the ways firms make difficult decisions — to make the rankings more authoritative.

— Benjamin Mullin, New York Times, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of categorize

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Animators studied ostriches before feeding their digital movement curves into a six-axis mechanical rig carrying the performers.

— Davide Abbatescianni, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026
The team also studied 151 white dwarfs located within about 65 light-years (20 parsecs) from Earth.

— Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 15 Oct. 2026

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