Thesaurus results for INSPECTION

inspection

noun

in-ˈspek-shən

Definition of inspection

as in examination

a close look at or over someone or something in order to judge condition a prison cell inspection should include looking under the bed, to say the least

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Recent Examples of inspection Roaches, rodent droppings and food stored at unsafe temperatures were found at Tarrant County food establishments during the latest round of health inspections, according to the inspection report. — Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Aug. 2026 Last year, the FDA sent a warning letter to Everything Sprouts, saying inspections the year before identified several points of concern, including a leaking roof that was dropping water onto bean sprouts and workers’ smocks. — Mike Stobbe, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2026 The New York City Department of Environmental Protection said that an inspection of the sewers in the area of the incident found that there was no damage to the infrastructure. — Natalia Mittelstadt, Baltimore Sun, 24 Aug. 2026 ComEd operates on a 10-year inspection cycle, meaning every utility pole is checked within 10 years. — Tara Molina, CBS News, 24 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for inspection

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Swelling and spinal shock can cloud the earliest neurological picture, and physicians repeat examinations over time for good reason, as many people once given a grave prognosis go on to recover.

— Daryl Austin, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026
Brown is scheduled to travel with the major-league team back to Chicago after Wednesday’s game against the Arizona Diamondbacks for further examination.

— Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of examination

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The deal, however, may not sit comfortably with all shareholders since, even though the audit committee is independent, its members are chosen by the company’s board on which all three DraftKings cofounders, including Kalish, have a seat.

— Camila Grigera Naón, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2026
Two years after an internal audit of the Canadian federal government found that 132 pieces in its Indigenous art collection were unaccounted for, the government has still failed to locate 111 of these objects, per reports.

— News Desk, Artforum, 25 Aug. 2026

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Once active, Roman's Wide Field Instrument (WFI) will capture more than a terabyte of data daily; its largest survey will take over a year to complete and is expected to fill more than half a million 4K TVs.

— Josh Dinner, Space.com, 30 Aug. 2026
The telescope’s main survey will take at least a year, McEnery said at the Saturday press event—and its scale is incomparable.

— Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 30 Aug. 2026

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