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Common collocations with scrutinize in British Collocation

scrutinize verb transitive

UK /ˈskruːtɪnaɪz/

carefully
closely
critically
critically
rigorously
thoroughly

Every fact he comes across is carefully scrutinized for accuracy.

someone’s work

performance
progress
work

The body was set up to scrutinize the performance of family doctors.

a proposal or decision

decision
plan
policy
proposal

The council leader says he will rigorously scrutinize all planning proposals.

financial details

accounts
budget
expenditure

One of the tasks of the committee is scrutinizing staff budgets.

a new law

bill
law
legislation

Any proposed legislation will be carefully scrutinized by congressional committees.