Which word can replace the phrase "looked closely at" without changing the meaning of this sentence? the music executives looked closely at the lyrics of the song so they could determine whether there was a copyright infringement.

embellished

scrutinized

sanctioned

retracted

You could replace the phrase "looked closely at" with the word scrutinized. The meaning of scrutinized is to examine or inspect closely and thoroughly.

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the answer is a.

explanation:

the clause "looking toward the south" modifies "a funnel cloud." it's not really the cloud that's "looking," but grammatically, that clause is modifying the cloud.