scrutinize

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• An example is “the scholars who [base their claims upon] proofs” (hakhmei ha-ra’ayot), which is found in an excursus upon psychology, which we shall scrutinize below. —  Abraham Ibn Ezra
• Vidal's insider status gives an edge to his critical assessments when he steps outside the circle to scrutinize what his friends have been up to. —  A Tract for the Times
• Rhetorically committed to a moral universalism quite unlike the patronizing elitism of older imperial powers ( "We hold these truths to be self-evident ..."), the US cannot help but come across as saying one thing and doing another; and it is perhaps unfortunate to be the only great power at a time when anyone in the world can scrutinize its every word. —  America and the War
• FOREMAN: Some areas to scrutinize, heavy equipment use, it has sped up production and taken over the most dangerous work in the past 30 years, but equipment accidents remain the biggest cause of injury and death below ground. —  CNN Transcript Jan 20, 2006
• When you meet a new word scrutinize it carefully for some trace of a word already familiar to you either in that language or in another. —  How to Use Your Mind A Psychology of Study: Being a Manual for the Use of Students and Teachers in the Administration of Supervised Study

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