vetted

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  1. noun A veterinarian.
  2. transitive verb To subject to veterinary evaluation, examination, medication, or surgery.
  3. transitive verb To subject to thorough examination or evaluation: vet a manuscript.
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  • In which their upright, vetted, army veteran was hardly going to investigate himself! —  EQMM,December2007
  • The princess's other servants were to be thoroughly vetted, and watched at all times in case they carried messages. —  TheChildrenof
  • In light of these reports, the McCain camp has sought to dispel the notion that Palin was un-vetted or chosen out of purely political motives. —  Yahoo! Buzz US: Top Stories
  • I'm starting to think she was vetted, alright, to make sure she was the worst possible candidate. —  Progressive Bloggers
  • Republicans have been chafing over a wide array of questions that reporters have raised this week over the process by which Palin was vetted, her family and her record as a mayor and governor in Alaska. —  Newsvine - Get Smarter Here
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