re·search
ri-ˈsərch 
ˈrē-ˌsərch
ˈrē-ˌsərch
1
: studious inquiry or examination
especially
: investigation or experimentation aimed at the discovery and interpretation of facts, revision of accepted theories or laws in the light of new facts, or practical application of such new or revised theories or laws
2
: the collecting of information about a particular subject
3
: careful or diligent search
researched; researching; researches
1
: to search or investigate exhaustively
research a problem
2
: to do research for
research a book
: to engage in research
researcher
noun
Synonyms
Examples of research in a Sentence
Noun
She conducts research into the causes of Alzheimer's disease.
Recent research shows that the disease is caused in part by bad nutrition.
The study is an important piece of research.
He did a lot of research before buying his car.
Verb
He spent the summer researching his dissertation.
Before going out to eat, she researched area restaurants.
The reporter made hundreds of telephone calls while researching the story.
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Helen Ouyang, The Atlantic, 26 Aug. 2024
The Center for Innovation at FIT, an off-campus center for faculty to pursue research, and the DTech Lab, FIT’s on-campus innovation lab merging design thinking with emerging technologies, were also launched.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 19 Aug. 2024
Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 16 Aug. 2024
Learning the show back to front, and also researching multiple reference performances gave us the best chance of predicting what Billy might do on the night.
—Eda Yu, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Aug. 2024
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Noun
And with wastewater surveillance, the line between public health and law enforcement is already blurring—both the National Institutes of Health and the Department of Justice have funded this research.
—Helen Ouyang, The Atlantic, 26 Aug. 2024
The Center for Innovation at FIT, an off-campus center for faculty to pursue research, and the DTech Lab, FIT’s on-campus innovation lab merging design thinking with emerging technologies, were also launched.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 19 Aug. 2024
Verb
One morning in 1958, while researching his ancestry in the English city of Leeds, the Antiguan artist Frank Walter awoke to a disturbance.
—Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 16 Aug. 2024
Learning the show back to front, and also researching multiple reference performances gave us the best chance of predicting what Billy might do on the night.
—Eda Yu, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Aug. 2024
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“Research.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/research. Accessed 10 Sep. 2024.
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research
1 of 2 noun
re·search
ri-ˈsərch
ˈrē-ˌsərch
ˈrē-ˌsərch
1
: careful study and investigation for the purpose of discovering and explaining new knowledge
2
: the collecting of information about a subject
research
2 of 2 verb1
: to search or investigate thoroughly
research her options
2
: to do research for
research a book
researcher
noun
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