5
verify(verb, check, correct, examine, review)
4
ask(verb, examine, request, question, test)
4
spy(verb, study, check, consider, sound)
4
ascertain(verb, study, get, determine, correct)
4
assess(verb, check, consider, examine, measure)
4
catechize(verb, study, check, observe, examine)
4
check over(verb, expression, phrasal verb, study, check)
4
cross-examine(verb, examine, challenge, demand, request)
4
debate(verb, run, agitate, question, inspect)
4
discuss(verb, study, consider, examine, inquiry)
4
fathom(verb, get, separate, follow, catch)
4
observe(verb, study, check, determine, follow)
4
practice(study, examine, review, discuss)
4
prospect(verb, action, study, check, separate)
4
prove(verb, study, check, consider, see)
4
pry into(verb, expression, challenge, demand, request)
4
search for(verb, expression, phrasal verb, follow, examine)
4
winnow(verb, study, check, separate, consider)
3
challenge(verb, oppose, fight, dispute, examine)
3
agitate(verb, run, inspect, stump, canvass)
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