Scrutinize
verb
To look at something closely, carefully, and critically.
The bank manager scrutinized the application before approving the loan.
Often appears as...
- scrutinize something closely
- scrutinize the details
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Formal
verb
To monitor or observe with detail and concentration.
The detective scrutinized the crime scene for clues.
Often appears as...
- scrutinize the situation
- scrutinize their behavior
Usage tips
Formal
verb
To look at something closely, carefully, and critically.
The bank manager scrutinized the application before approving the loan.
Often appears as...
- scrutinize something closely
- scrutinize the details
Usage tips
Formal
verb
To monitor or observe with detail and concentration.
The detective scrutinized the crime scene for clues.
Often appears as...
- scrutinize the situation
- scrutinize their behavior
Usage tips
Formal
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3In-depth Analysis
Use 'scrutinize' when a situation requires detailed examination and a critical approach.
The lawyer scrutinized the contract for any hidden clauses.
Pro Tip 2/3Connotation of Thoroughness
'Scrutinize' implies a deeper level of attention than just 'looking' at something.
Scientists scrutinized the data to ensure accuracy.
Pro Tip 3/3Critical Judgment
'Scrutinize' often suggests looking for faults or issues rather than general observation.
The committee scrutinized the proposal for any flaws.
Pro Tip 1/3In-depth Analysis
Use 'scrutinize' when a situation requires detailed examination and a critical approach.
The lawyer scrutinized the contract for any hidden clauses.
Pro Tip 2/3Connotation of Thoroughness
'Scrutinize' implies a deeper level of attention than just 'looking' at something.
Scientists scrutinized the data to ensure accuracy.
Pro Tip 3/3Critical Judgment
'Scrutinize' often suggests looking for faults or issues rather than general observation.
The committee scrutinized the proposal for any flaws.
Pro Tip 1/3In-depth Analysis
Use 'scrutinize' when a situation requires detailed examination and a critical approach.
The lawyer scrutinized the contract for any hidden clauses.
Pro Tip 2/3Connotation of Thoroughness
'Scrutinize' implies a deeper level of attention than just 'looking' at something.
Scientists scrutinized the data to ensure accuracy.
Pro Tip 3/3Critical Judgment
'Scrutinize' often suggests looking for faults or issues rather than general observation.
The committee scrutinized the proposal for any flaws.
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Naomi Oreskes: Why we...
to focus on this question of how scientists scrutinize data and evidence, and he said they do it in a way he called "organized skepticism." And by that he meant it's organized because they do it collectively, they do it as a group, and skepticism, because they do it from a position
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DODDS Finalist PIPE...
been interested in geography and then since I was a little kid and I've learned most of what I know about world geography by looking at many maps and atlases to smush all that information and knowledge them to my brain generally i scrutinize maps of different places
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How art can help you...
were actually six bank robbing ninjas with lasers. Close study of art can train viewers to study thoroughly, analyze the elements observed, articulate them succinctly, and formulate questions to address the seeming inconsistencies. Scrutinizing the details
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Who determines the...
away from that today and it's something that we may not even see in our lifetime I think we're focusing our attention on the wrong thing I want to argue that we should be scrutinizing people it's the people who are doing the programming of
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Defecation Watch PIPE...
of a loved one's hand some use this direct contact with the outside world as an opportunity so on the other side of the wall every motion is being watched every gesture scrutinized you never know when it's going to happen
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Neil Turok: 2008 TED...
is, for me, the best way I have of enjoying and appreciating the universe. We need to make the best mathematical models we can, the most consistent ones. And then we scrutinize them, logically and with data.
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Road to War: Iraq PIPE...
President George W Bush makes one of the most scrutinized executive decisions in history to disarm Iraq to free its people and to defend the world from grave danger the decision to preemptively invade Iraq
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Can robots be creative?...
The Lovelace Test, formalized in 2001, proposes a way of scrutinizing this idea. A machine can pass this test if it can produce an outcome that its designers cannot explain based on their original code.
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What to trust in a...
to rule out those rival theories, and to distinguish correlation from causation. And academic journals involve peer review, where a paper is rigorously scrutinized by the world's leading minds.
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Bono: Action for Africa
The regional branch managers are getting nervous. Never before have we in the west been so scrutinized. Our do we have any? Our credibility? These things are under attack around the world.
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Naomi Oreskes: Why we...
to focus on this question of how scientists scrutinize data and evidence, and he said they do it in a way he called "organized skepticism." And by that he meant it's organized because they do it collectively, they do it as a group, and skepticism, because they do it from a position
Video examples
DODDS Finalist PIPE...
been interested in geography and then since I was a little kid and I've learned most of what I know about world geography by looking at many maps and atlases to smush all that information and knowledge them to my brain generally i scrutinize maps of different places
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How art can help you...
were actually six bank robbing ninjas with lasers. Close study of art can train viewers to study thoroughly, analyze the elements observed, articulate them succinctly, and formulate questions to address the seeming inconsistencies. Scrutinizing the details
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Who determines the...
away from that today and it's something that we may not even see in our lifetime I think we're focusing our attention on the wrong thing I want to argue that we should be scrutinizing people it's the people who are doing the programming of
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Defecation Watch PIPE...
of a loved one's hand some use this direct contact with the outside world as an opportunity so on the other side of the wall every motion is being watched every gesture scrutinized you never know when it's going to happen
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Neil Turok: 2008 TED...
is, for me, the best way I have of enjoying and appreciating the universe. We need to make the best mathematical models we can, the most consistent ones. And then we scrutinize them, logically and with data.
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Road to War: Iraq PIPE...
President George W Bush makes one of the most scrutinized executive decisions in history to disarm Iraq to free its people and to defend the world from grave danger the decision to preemptively invade Iraq
Video examples
Can robots be creative?...
The Lovelace Test, formalized in 2001, proposes a way of scrutinizing this idea. A machine can pass this test if it can produce an outcome that its designers cannot explain based on their original code.
Video examples
What to trust in a...
to rule out those rival theories, and to distinguish correlation from causation. And academic journals involve peer review, where a paper is rigorously scrutinized by the world's leading minds.
Video examples
Bono: Action for Africa
The regional branch managers are getting nervous. Never before have we in the west been so scrutinized. Our do we have any? Our credibility? These things are under attack around the world.
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Margo Jefferson
American Critic
Clever of me to become a critic. We critics scrutinize and show off to a higher end. For a greater good. Our manners, our tastes, our declarations are welcomed. Superior for life. Except when we're not. Except when we're dismissed or denounced as envious or petty, as derivatives and dependents by nature. Second class for life.
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Glenn Greenwald
American Journalist
Even if we're not doing anything wrong, there are certain things we want to do that we don't think can withstand the scrutinizing eye of other people. And those are often the most important things that we do. The things we do when other people are watching are things that are conformist, obedient, normal, and unnotable.
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John McAfee
American Businessman
When you're standing in line at the airport, and your shoes are off, your belt is off, and your personal belongings are being closely scrutinized, and you're standing with your hands in the air, waiting to be patted down, do you feel protected? I don't. I feel like I'm the enemy.
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Iliza Shlesinger
American Comedian
Women are often scrutinized when they have pets that men wouldn't have. We are immediately faulted for having the wrong kind of pet rather than anyone first think, 'Wow, she rescued an animal that would have been otherwise killed and gave them a great home - how sweet!
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John Sununu
American Politician
I believe our foreign assistance should be scrutinized, should be debated, and that we should strike the right balance, but in all cases the foreign assistance that we provide around the world should be used to further our national security interests.
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Shari Redstone
American Businesswoman
It is really hard when your life is scrutinized by people who don't know you and who don't really know what the situation is. So I avoid the good and the bad and just try to live in a world where I can insulate myself from whatever is out there.
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Carl Jung
Swiss Psychologist
We are in a far better position to observe instincts in animals or in primitives than in ourselves. This is due to the fact that we have grown accustomed to scrutinizing our own actions and to seeking rational explanations for them.
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Lenny Henry
British Actor
I think it is important that the public record of anyone being considered for key public appointments is scrutinised. That is the role of the media and key public institutions.
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Kyle Lowry
American Athlete
Everything I do is criticized, scrutinized, sometimes praised. Everything is always looked at like hey what's next. It's made me grow a much thicker skin.
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Heather Locklear
American Actress
You can't help but be scrutinized, so I might as well be doing something while I'm being scrutinized.
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Margo Jefferson
American Critic
Clever of me to become a critic. We critics scrutinize and show off to a higher end. For a greater good. Our manners, our tastes, our declarations are welcomed. Superior for life. Except when we're not. Except when we're dismissed or denounced as envious or petty, as derivatives and dependents by nature. Second class for life.
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Glenn Greenwald
American Journalist
Even if we're not doing anything wrong, there are certain things we want to do that we don't think can withstand the scrutinizing eye of other people. And those are often the most important things that we do. The things we do when other people are watching are things that are conformist, obedient, normal, and unnotable.
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John McAfee
American Businessman
When you're standing in line at the airport, and your shoes are off, your belt is off, and your personal belongings are being closely scrutinized, and you're standing with your hands in the air, waiting to be patted down, do you feel protected? I don't. I feel like I'm the enemy.
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Iliza Shlesinger
American Comedian
Women are often scrutinized when they have pets that men wouldn't have. We are immediately faulted for having the wrong kind of pet rather than anyone first think, 'Wow, she rescued an animal that would have been otherwise killed and gave them a great home - how sweet!
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John Sununu
American Politician
I believe our foreign assistance should be scrutinized, should be debated, and that we should strike the right balance, but in all cases the foreign assistance that we provide around the world should be used to further our national security interests.
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Shari Redstone
American Businesswoman
It is really hard when your life is scrutinized by people who don't know you and who don't really know what the situation is. So I avoid the good and the bad and just try to live in a world where I can insulate myself from whatever is out there.
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Carl Jung
Swiss Psychologist
We are in a far better position to observe instincts in animals or in primitives than in ourselves. This is due to the fact that we have grown accustomed to scrutinizing our own actions and to seeking rational explanations for them.
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Lenny Henry
British Actor
I think it is important that the public record of anyone being considered for key public appointments is scrutinised. That is the role of the media and key public institutions.
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Kyle Lowry
American Athlete
Everything I do is criticized, scrutinized, sometimes praised. Everything is always looked at like hey what's next. It's made me grow a much thicker skin.
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Heather Locklear
American Actress
You can't help but be scrutinized, so I might as well be doing something while I'm being scrutinized.
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