once-overs

Definition of once-oversnext
plural of once-over
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Noun
  • So far, no one has been arrested, but officials said a couple of cases have been documented as hate-crime investigations.
    Elizabeth Robinson, NBC news, 30 Apr. 2026
  • The former inspector general garnered a reputation for high-profile investigations, some of which saw her butt heads with Mayor Brandon Johnson and his administration.
    Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Council President Marqueece Harris-Dawson created the ad hoc committee in an effort to improve Measure ULA after some studies showed the initiative is having a negative effect on housing development.
    City News Service, Daily News, 25 Apr. 2026
  • When cannabis is consumed, external cannabinoids enter the body and bind to the same receptors as natural endocannabinoids, which may impair sperm quality and reproductive function, according to previous studies.
    Shiv Sudhakar, FOXNews.com, 25 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Conservative influencers are pushing for a return to the dark days of 1950s inquisitions.
    Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 6 Mar. 2026
  • McCullum generally leaves in-match inquisitions to his loyal lieutenants, Marcus Trescothick and Jeetan Patel.
    Paul Newman, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Memoiristic explorations of lemmings, foxes, childhood violence, and pregnancy give way to a sequence of love stories dedicated to the northern lights, diving into mythology and spirituality.
    Boris Kachka, The Atlantic, 24 Apr. 2026
  • His fearless explorations provided context that brought relevance, intimacy and urgency to our relationship with music.
    Rachel DeSantis, PEOPLE, 23 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • For four of these systems, the observations were sensitive enough to allow the astronomers to measure the masses of the component stars from first principles, independent of any guidance from theoretical models.
    Keith Cooper, Space.com, 28 Apr. 2026
  • For years the owner, now 66, has watched tape, done his own player evaluations and sent observations and suggestions to DeCosta, mostly about players who might be available in later rounds — without exerting any actual decision-making power.
    Michael Silver, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Having heard of the fruitful researches carried on by you last year on the hitherto little understood properties of water surfaces.
    Mariel Carr, Scientific American, 20 Mar. 2026
  • The feminine advantage, beginning with the first spoken word, increases with age, according to recent researches in the language development of preschool children, girls being first to employ phrases and using longer sentences.
    Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 27 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Klein and Enriquez both cooperated with Kalshi’s probes, according to the company.
    Dan Mangan, CNBC, 22 Apr. 2026
  • Of the 10 original instrument sets carried by the twin probes, seven have now been switched off.
    Eric Mack, FOXNews.com, 21 Apr. 2026
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“Once-overs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/once-overs. Accessed 3 May. 2026.

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