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to search through or into
experts investigating new ways of dealing with the problem
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Recent Examples of investigating
The Texas Attorney General’s antitrust division is investigating anticompetitive business practices in youth hockey, USA TODAY has learned.
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Kenny Jacoby, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
Joe springs into action to help, but Zoë is skeptical, believing the explosion isn't worth investigating.
—Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Nov. 2025
Authorities are investigating the cause of the fire.
—Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2025
Indianapolis Metropolitan Police detectives are investigating a shooting near Shortridge High School.
—Jade Jackson, IndyStar, 6 Nov. 2025
The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the incident and plans to provide more details.
—Ray Padilla, Louisville Courier Journal, 6 Nov. 2025
Simon Armstrong plays her husband Lutey, Clara Paget plays the mermaid and Cook stars as a doctor investigating Betty.
—James Russell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Oct. 2025
Officers were in the area investigating a robbery at a nearby luxury boutique and had partially closed the roadway, according to court documents.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 30 Oct. 2025
The group said its lawyers would be actively investigating the case against Andrew and aim to begin proceedings in the coming weeks.
—Max Foster, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2025
Kenny Jacoby, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
Joe springs into action to help, but Zoë is skeptical, believing the explosion isn't worth investigating.
—Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Nov. 2025
Authorities are investigating the cause of the fire.
—Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2025
Indianapolis Metropolitan Police detectives are investigating a shooting near Shortridge High School.
—Jade Jackson, IndyStar, 6 Nov. 2025
The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the incident and plans to provide more details.
—Ray Padilla, Louisville Courier Journal, 6 Nov. 2025
Simon Armstrong plays her husband Lutey, Clara Paget plays the mermaid and Cook stars as a doctor investigating Betty.
—James Russell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Oct. 2025
Officers were in the area investigating a robbery at a nearby luxury boutique and had partially closed the roadway, according to court documents.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 30 Oct. 2025
The group said its lawyers would be actively investigating the case against Andrew and aim to begin proceedings in the coming weeks.
—Max Foster, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for investigating
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In Ibadan, the biennial activates the New Culture Studio designed by Demas Nwoko (1970), exploring urban and architectural dimensions of confinement.—
PhotoVogue,
Vogue,
25 Oct. 2025
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This striking Spanish Revival landmark, dating back to 1928, makes the perfect base for exploring all the above and much more.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
24 Oct. 2025
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But Parente claims he has been blocked from fully examining the vehicle since it was returned.—
Omar Jimenez,
CNN Money,
6 Nov. 2025
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Blue Moon is the other side of the idiosyncratic-artist coin, examining not the airy start of something major but a man bereft of his best collaborator.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
4 Nov. 2025
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“Investigating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/investigating. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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