scrutiny
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Britannica Dictionary definition of SCRUTINY
formal
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the act of carefully examining something especially in a critical way
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the act of scrutinizing something
[noncount]
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the close/careful scrutiny of data
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judicial/public/scientific scrutiny
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I'd never faced that kind of scrutiny before.
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Because of their past crimes, everything they do now will be subject to scrutiny.
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Their behavior is under scrutiny again. = Their behavior has come under scrutiny again. [=people are examining their behavior in a critical way again]
[singular]
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Her opinion is based on a careful scrutiny of the text.
