Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inspectors
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Fox wasn't interviewed at the time, Smyth said, adding that investigators at first focused on a dispute between Jackson and his landlord.—
Emily Shapiro,
ABC News,
11 Nov. 2025 -
The driver immediately stopped, stayed at the scene and cooperated with investigators, police said.—
Shambhavi Rimal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
11 Nov. 2025
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California detectives alerted Miami Gardens Police, and law enforcement from several agencies began assembling to arrest Clayton.—
Devoun Cetoute,
Miami Herald,
5 Nov. 2025
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The ongoing investigation is being led by Detective Travis Dalton, with assistance from other Post 4 detectives and troopers, the Meade County Sheriff’s Office and the Meade County Coroner’s Office.—
Lillian Metzmeier,
Louisville Courier Journal,
4 Nov. 2025
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From galaxy rotation curves that defy Newton's laws to gravitational lensing that bends light in eerie ways, scientists have been piecing together clues about dark matter like interstellar sleuths.—
Kenna Hughes-Castleberry,
Space.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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Internet sleuths quickly found the quote had come from a post referencing when Tara Wolf, a trans woman (misgendered by Rowling in her reply), was accused of assaulting Maria MacLachlan who was at an anti-trans protest in 2017.—
Quispe López,
Them.,
30 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The chief and his officers’ conduct, including using chemical agents on residential streets, has spurred federal lawsuits.—
Michael Loria,
USA Today,
11 Nov. 2025
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However, a few hours later, Indianapolis Metropolitan Police officers would find Kinsleigh near death in her mother's home.—
Noe Padilla,
IndyStar,
11 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Those sheriffs were featured in a recent Courier Journal investigation that found that one in six Kentucky counties has had a sheriff criminally charged or convicted since 2010.—
Josh Wood,
Louisville Courier Journal,
26 Sep. 2025
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Plan for new Palestinian police Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty says his country is training some 5,000 new Palestinian policemen for Gaza.—
NPR,
NPR,
16 Oct. 2025
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Through the streets of World War I Paris, the bohemian artist attempts to outmaneuver bombs, policemen, girlfriends, and critics in an increasingly desperate search of a home for his art.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
6 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The city was going bankrupt, the cops were on strike, and a fire had wiped out telephone service in my part of the East Side.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Nov. 2025
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Carver and his producing partner Udovich have spent a lot of time in Joliet, located 40 miles southwest of Chicago, with the local cops.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
6 Nov. 2025
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State troopers were on scene while the power lines were cleared from the roadway.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Nov. 2025
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But the troopers’ senses told them a different story.—
Flint McColgan,
Boston Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Inspectors.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inspectors. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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