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What does scrutinize mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word scrutinize? Here's what it means.

Verb
  1. (transitive) To examine something with great care.
  2. (transitive) To audit accounts etc in order to verify them.
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Security at the church was tight, with scores of young people mobilized to scrutinize arrivals and check their bags and identities.
I descend to greet my public at 11 pm and am able to scrutinize at least 6 different chins and sets of grinning teeth at close quarters.
In the case of the miniature mosaic icons, these details allow the reader to scrutinize the production technique of this exacting art form.
The method would return to the beginning of the selection loop and scrutinize any job that was unfilled.
Bullet cases also get nicked and dinged by a gun, so examiners often scrutinize them, too.
I don't scrutinize my stats page to see from where and with what link people are reading my blog.

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