1
as in investigations
a systematic search for the truth or facts about something
conducted a study to determine the sleep needs of adolescents
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2
as in trances
the state of being lost in thought
found her staring at the fire in a deep study
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3
as in considerations
a careful weighing of the reasons for or against something
the idea is under study by the city council
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as in researches
to use the mind to acquire knowledge
you'll have to study hard and learn all about the Revolutionary War in order to pass the history test
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as in learns
to commit to memory
having carefully studied the document, he could repeat what it said exactly
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3
as in debates
to give serious and careful thought to
scientists who study the origin of the universe
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Recent Examples of studies
Diego Mendoza,
CNN Money,
28 June 2026
Many policymakers see such increases as a win because studies show routine care can prevent more expensive and complex diagnoses down the line.
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Katy Golvala,
Hartford Courant,
27 June 2026
While Darrell West, governance studies chairman at the Brookings Institution, predicted Trump would undermine the district’s power to govern itself.
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Naomi Lim,
The Washington Examiner,
27 June 2026
The two worked together to help Holden get the Chick Evans Scholarship, which is a full college tuition and housing scholarship totaling over $125,000 across four years of studies.
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Lexi Lane,
PEOPLE,
27 June 2026
While dozens of studies consistently back the 20-minute rule (within CBT-I protocols).
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Sharon Brandwein,
USA Today,
27 June 2026
The next step, the authors wrote, is to test the approach in larger forward-looking studies across multiple medical centers.
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Dr. Joshua Anthony,
ABC News,
20 June 2026
This matters because cancer falsehoods online are directly linked to higher rates of death, studies have found.
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Cindy Krischer Goodman,
Sun Sentinel,
20 June 2026
Debate is raging all over the world about the place AI should have in schools, with some studies on US children suggesting that introducing generative AI into education can erode children's ability to develop cognitive and social skills.
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Will McCurdy,
PC Magazine,
20 June 2026
Tanya Lewis,
Scientific American,
21 June 2026
By the way, a phycologist is a biological scientist who actually studies phytoplankton and algae.
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Marshall Shepherd,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2026
Each member of the club studies a real-life historic Buffalo Soldier and becomes an expert on them, sharing their story to any who ask.
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Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
20 June 2026
Why the San Andreas Fault is so risky Faults rupture on the San Andreas Fault approximately every 150 years, according to UCLA professor Jonathan Stewart, who studies earthquake engineering.
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Janet Loehrke,
USA Today,
19 June 2026
Being chemically calm is not the same as being fully present or prepared to act quickly if something goes wrong, Kirby Deater-Deckard, a professor at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst who studies stress in parents, told me.
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Sarah Levy,
The Atlantic,
17 June 2026
Adriano Lameira, a primatologist from the University of Warwick who studies Sumatran orangutans and was also not involved in the research, said the Indonesian government must better protect the orangutans’ habitat from both people and industry.
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Mustafa Qadri,
CNN Money,
16 June 2026
It is still practiced today, with its strongest followings in parts of Asia, Africa and Canada, according to Susan Palmer, a sociologist who studies new religious movements at Concordia University in Montreal.
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Krysta Fauria,
Fortune,
12 June 2026
As a professor who studies responsible AI, the questions the executive order raises for me are how its new reporting structure changes the governance of AI safety, and whether the order reflects what AI safety experts see as best practices.
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Anjana Susarla,
The Conversation,
12 June 2026
Noun
However, some studies indicate that many rescues of survivors can still take place within the first five or six days following a disaster.
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Diego Mendoza,
CNN Money,
28 June 2026
Many policymakers see such increases as a win because studies show routine care can prevent more expensive and complex diagnoses down the line.
—
Katy Golvala,
Hartford Courant,
27 June 2026
While Darrell West, governance studies chairman at the Brookings Institution, predicted Trump would undermine the district’s power to govern itself.
—
Naomi Lim,
The Washington Examiner,
27 June 2026
The two worked together to help Holden get the Chick Evans Scholarship, which is a full college tuition and housing scholarship totaling over $125,000 across four years of studies.
—
Lexi Lane,
PEOPLE,
27 June 2026
While dozens of studies consistently back the 20-minute rule (within CBT-I protocols).
—
Sharon Brandwein,
USA Today,
27 June 2026
The next step, the authors wrote, is to test the approach in larger forward-looking studies across multiple medical centers.
—
Dr. Joshua Anthony,
ABC News,
20 June 2026
This matters because cancer falsehoods online are directly linked to higher rates of death, studies have found.
—
Cindy Krischer Goodman,
Sun Sentinel,
20 June 2026
Debate is raging all over the world about the place AI should have in schools, with some studies on US children suggesting that introducing generative AI into education can erode children's ability to develop cognitive and social skills.
—
Will McCurdy,
PC Magazine,
20 June 2026
Verb
Scientific American spoke with Devika Bhushan, a public health physician and adjunct faculty member at Stanford University School of Medicine, who studies gender norms, about the ways in which fatherhood affects men’s brains and the mental health struggles dads face.
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Tanya Lewis,
Scientific American,
21 June 2026
By the way, a phycologist is a biological scientist who actually studies phytoplankton and algae.
—
Marshall Shepherd,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2026
Each member of the club studies a real-life historic Buffalo Soldier and becomes an expert on them, sharing their story to any who ask.
—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
20 June 2026
Why the San Andreas Fault is so risky Faults rupture on the San Andreas Fault approximately every 150 years, according to UCLA professor Jonathan Stewart, who studies earthquake engineering.
—
Janet Loehrke,
USA Today,
19 June 2026
Being chemically calm is not the same as being fully present or prepared to act quickly if something goes wrong, Kirby Deater-Deckard, a professor at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst who studies stress in parents, told me.
—
Sarah Levy,
The Atlantic,
17 June 2026
Adriano Lameira, a primatologist from the University of Warwick who studies Sumatran orangutans and was also not involved in the research, said the Indonesian government must better protect the orangutans’ habitat from both people and industry.
—
Mustafa Qadri,
CNN Money,
16 June 2026
It is still practiced today, with its strongest followings in parts of Asia, Africa and Canada, according to Susan Palmer, a sociologist who studies new religious movements at Concordia University in Montreal.
—
Krysta Fauria,
Fortune,
12 June 2026
As a professor who studies responsible AI, the questions the executive order raises for me are how its new reporting structure changes the governance of AI safety, and whether the order reflects what AI safety experts see as best practices.
—
Anjana Susarla,
The Conversation,
12 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for studies
Noun
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Although federal law requires the VA to publish statistics on arrests, citations, investigations and prosecutions by local agencies, the campus police website has no link to crime data.
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The report said the city council budgets $500,000 a year for investigations, and in a typical year, $200,000-$300,000 is used.
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Among the considerations was whether there was a fence in front of the culvert that literally stops a fish from going through.
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Kam Jones, the 38th pick in the 2025 NBA Draft, went from Indiana to Chicago in the trade along with draft assets and cash considerations.
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Lisa Bryant, chair of Fresno State’s political science department who researches political polarization and trust in elections, said lower turnout in many inland counties reflects long-standing demographic and socioeconomic trends.
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Her company has developed tech that autonomously researches brands, develops strategies, and generates ad creative based by real performance data.
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The tool also learns from the company it’s embedded in over time.
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And everybody kind of has their own goals — certainly Tyland learns that his goals and Lohar’s are not the same.
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As Silicon Valley debates whether AI will replace millions of office workers, one of the executives building the technology’s underlying infrastructure says Gen Z shouldn’t buy into the apocalyptic job displacement predictions.
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So vetting needs pre-agreed criteria like strategic fit, feasibility, and speed to impact scored before the room debates, so the idea gets evaluated instead of the person who had it.
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The cause and manner of death for both individuals remain pending the examinations and conclusion of the investigation.
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The Wall Street Journal, for example, reported in 2025 that faculty across the country are giving up on writing assignments, which students can produce with AI, and returning to in-class tests and examinations.
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Raymond Meza, who chaired the Charter Reform Commission, acknowledged that pay, staffing and the cost of each council office didn’t come up during his panel’s deliberations.
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All documents, including drafts and internal deliberations, concerning MLB’s decision to issue and publicly announce the June 2026 warnings, and any analysis of whether doing so adhered to the Code or with MLB’s treatment of comparable non-religious expression.
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Islamic credo teaches that the more one memorizes the Quran, the higher one’s rank in heaven.
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But then this mofo goes and memorizes totally needless ingredients in bacon ranch chicken sandwiches.
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