INQUIRING (INTO) Synonyms: 22 Similar Words

inquiring (into)

verb

present participle of inquire (into)

as in looking (into)

to search through or into the principal inquired into the possibility of holding graduation at a larger hall

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The neighborhood/area Lucknam is brilliantly placed for exploring the nearby city of Bath and the Cotswolds.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
Researchers are also exploring whether gut health may influence retinal health, although that connection is still emerging.

— Angelica Stabile , Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2026

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Giuffra also raised concerns that prosecutors might have lost critical evidence because of the two-year delay in investigating the case.

— ABC News, ABC News, 29 Sep. 2026
While deputies were investigating a fatal hit-and-run crash in Northeast Miami-Dade on Monday night, a car drove up to them with a man who had been shot just over a mile away, according to the sheriff’s office.

— Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 29 Sep. 2026

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The death in a helicopter crash of Zimbabwean businessman Wicknell Chivayo, his wife and three others has reverberated across government and industry circles on the continent, as investigators began examining what caused the aircraft to go down.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Oct. 2026
Spacebound nuclear power The center plans to release a report in early 2027 examining how Canada could expand its position in space isotope production.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2026

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