scanned

verb

past tense of scan
as in examined
to look over closely (as for judging quality or condition) scanned the manuscript carefully for any overlooked errors

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Recent Examples of scanned Scientists gave participants blind taste tests, then scanned their brains during tastings. — Teresa Mull, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2026 Woodland’s cameras have scanned more than 392,000 license plates in the past 30 days, according to the department’s transparency website. — Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 2 Sep. 2026 Elwood scanned the bullet points, a scattershot list of demands. — Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2026 Jen Kim, a company representative, scanned a visitor's face three times, divided it into six regions and measured the volume of each against its mirror image. — Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026 In the first test, 8 dogs were shown happy or neutral human faces that were unfamiliar to them, while the MRI scanned their brains. — Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 28 Aug. 2026 The Fayetteville, North Carolina, superstar scanned the T-Mobile Center, pointing out a few contenders. — Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 21 Aug. 2026 Receipts and job sheets can be scanned to import billing information, reducing manual data entry. — Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 20 Aug. 2026 Upon arrival, travelers register by having their face and fingerprints scanned in order to have their entry and exit data stored. — Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scanned
  1. examined
  2. reviewed
  3. surveyed
  4. inspected
  5. viewed
Verb
  • Voter records will next be examined in DuPage County, then Kendall and Will counties.
    — Addison Wright, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Safety is tops in Tampa, with the 19th-lowest property crime rate among cities examined by WalletHub.
    — Medora Lee, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of examined
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  • Two hydrocodone pills were later found in Woods’ pocket, according to an arrest affidavit released by the Martin County Sheriff’s Office and reviewed by The Athletic.
    — Bob Harkins, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Again, police reviewed surveillance and spoke with witnesses as Crowder was moving back and forth between stores, Pobokhian said.
    — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of reviewed
Verb
  • According to a 2024 Chicago Council on Global Affairs poll, just 19 percent of those surveyed expressed concern about foreign threats.
    — Seth G. Jones, Foreign Affairs, 3 Sep. 2026
  • As City surveyed the market for forward options last week, several sources familiar with Alvarez’s situation indicated that his former side monitored developments to see whether a return would be possible, but did not receive any encouragement.
    — Tim Spiers, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of surveyed
Verb
  • One of the people who saw and inspected the impressive whitetail was veteran tribal conservation officer Bill Bailey from Honor, Michigan.
    — Richard P. Smith, Outdoor Life, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Following Hawley’s death in 2022, state officials told Six Flags to immediately shut down X2 and leave it in its current condition so it could be inspected.
    — Blake Ellis, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of inspected
Verb
  • While Google's position in AI is viewed as tenuous by some market experts, the ad business keeps on humming along, growing 14% in the latest quarter.
    — MacKenzie Sigalos,Drew Troast, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Grose said any messaging of socialism or communism in the race stands to benefit Matsui, who will be viewed as the more moderate option despite a long career in alignment with the Democratic Party.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of viewed

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“Scanned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scanned. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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