as in to explore
to search through or into
experts investigating new ways of dealing with the problem
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Recent Examples of investigate
Authorities began investigating after the man's daughter reported suspicious activity to his credit union.
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Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 3 Nov. 2025
Detectives with the department’s Major Collision Investigation Unit are continuing to review video footage and investigate the involvement of a second vehicle.
—Sacbee.com, 3 Nov. 2025
The highway patrol’s Division of Drug Crime Control is investigating.
—Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 3 Nov. 2025
The case was investigated by Michigan State Police.
—Paul Egan, Freep.com, 3 Nov. 2025
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Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 3 Nov. 2025
Detectives with the department’s Major Collision Investigation Unit are continuing to review video footage and investigate the involvement of a second vehicle.
—Sacbee.com, 3 Nov. 2025
The highway patrol’s Division of Drug Crime Control is investigating.
—Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 3 Nov. 2025
The case was investigated by Michigan State Police.
—Paul Egan, Freep.com, 3 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for investigate
Verb
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The researchers now plan to explore how these conditions influence the breakdown of OPEs and other emerging pollutants.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Nov. 2025
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Crawford explores the lines between blood and flower, between histories, inevitabilities, and possibilities.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Nov. 2025
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The family returned home heartbroken and frustrated, with no DNA testing conducted and no indication that the remains—or any other evidence—had been preserved or examined.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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But examining Ewers as a starter for a week or two, very late in the season, would provide useful information.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
31 Oct. 2025
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“Investigate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/investigate. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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