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- under scrutiny
under scrutiny
*under (close) scrutiny
Fig. being watched or examined closely. (*Typically: be ~; have someone or something ~; keep someone or something ~.) The suspect was kept under scrutiny throughout the investigation.
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
| Keshawn | | - | African American (Modern) |
| London | | LUN-dən | English (Modern) |
| Minakshi | | - | Hinduism, Indian, Hindi |
| Chidike | | - | Western African, Igbo |
| Arend | | - | Dutch, German |
| Sophocles | | SAHF-u-kleez (English) | Ancient Greek (Latinized) |