| No. | Item | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | aligned | checked for consistency |
| 2. | analyzed | studied in detail |
| 3. | anatomized | analyzed in detail |
| 4. | appraised | judged the value carefully |
| 5. | assessed | evaluated carefully |
| 6. | attested | confirmed as true |
| 7. | audited | examined records carefully |
| 8. | authenticated | verified as genuine |
| 9. | balanced | checked accounts for accuracy |
| 10. | benchmarked | compared with a standard |
| 11. | broken down | analyzed into parts |
| 12. | canvassed | surveyed opinions systematically |
| 13. | checked | looked over for accuracy |
| 14. | compared | examined for differences |
| 15. | confirmed | checked and established |
| 16. | contrasted | examined by comparison |
| 17. | corroborated | confirmed with evidence |
| 18. | critiqued | analyzed and judged |
| 19. | cross-checked | verified by comparison |
| 20. | debugged | examined to find errors |
| 21. | decoded | analyzed to understand |
| 22. | deconstructed | analyzed into parts |
| 23. | delved into | explored deeply |
| 24. | diagnosed | examined to identify problems |
| 25. | dissected | analyzed in detail |
| 26. | double-checked | checked again for certainty |
| 27. | dug into | investigated deeply |
| 28. | edited | reviewed and corrected |
| 29. | evaluated | judged carefully |
| 30. | examined | looked at very carefully |
| 31. | explored | looked into carefully |
| 32. | eyed | looked at closely |
| 33. | fact-checked | verified factual accuracy |
| 34. | filtered | screened carefully |
| 35. | focused on | gave close attention to |
| 36. | followed | watched closely |
| 37. | gauged | measured or judged |
| 38. | gone over | reviewed carefully |
| 39. | gone through | examined step by step |
| 40. | identified | recognized by examination |
| 41. | inquired into | investigated carefully |
| 42. | inspected | checked closely and carefully |
| 43. | interpreted | analyzed for meaning |
| 44. | interrogated | questioned closely |
| 45. | interviewed | questioned for information |
| 46. | investigated | looked into thoroughly |
| 47. | isolated | separated for examination |
| 48. | judged | formed an opinion of |
| 49. | looked at | examined |
| 50. | looked hard at | examined very carefully |
| 51. | looked into | investigated |
| 52. | looked over | examined briefly but carefully |
| 53. | looked through | examined contents carefully |
| 54. | mapped | examined and charted |
| 55. | matched | checked for correspondence |
| 56. | measured | evaluated against a standard |
| 57. | microscoped | examined in extreme detail |
| 58. | monitored | watched and checked regularly |
| 59. | noted | observed carefully |
| 60. | observed | watched carefully |
| 61. | parsed | analyzed closely |
| 62. | perused | read carefully |
| 63. | picked over | examined item by item |
| 64. | pinpointed | identified exactly |
| 65. | polled | surveyed people for views |
| 66. | pored over | studied very carefully |
| 67. | probed | examined deeply |
| 68. | proofread | checked writing for errors |
| 69. | questioned | examined by asking |
| 70. | raked over | examined thoroughly |
| 71. | reappraised | judged again |
| 72. | reassessed | evaluated again |
| 73. | rechecked | checked again |
| 74. | reconciled | checked for agreement |
| 75. | reexamined | examined again |
| 76. | reflected on | considered thoughtfully |
| 77. | reviewed | looked over carefully |
| 78. | sampled | checked a representative part |
| 79. | scanned | looked over quickly but carefully |
| 80. | screened | checked for suitability |
| 81. | searched | looked through carefully |
| 82. | sized up | assessed quickly |
| 83. | spot-checked | checked selected examples |
| 84. | studied | looked at closely |
| 85. | surveyed | looked over systematically |
| 86. | tallied | counted and recorded |
| 87. | tested | examined by trial |
| 88. | thought over | considered carefully |
| 89. | traced | followed carefully |
| 90. | tracked | followed closely |
| 91. | troubleshot | examined to find faults |
| 92. | unpacked | analyzed piece by piece |
| 93. | validated | confirmed as sound |
| 94. | verified | confirmed as accurate |
| 95. | vetted | checked carefully beforehand |
| 96. | watched | observed carefully |
| 97. | weighed | considered carefully |
| 98. | winnowed | selected by careful examination |
| 99. | worked through | examined in sequence |
| 100. | zeroed in on | focused closely on |