Thesaurus results for INVESTIGATION

investigation

noun

Definition of investigation

as in inquiry

a systematic search for the truth or facts about something officials launched an extensive investigation of the plane crash

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Recent Examples of investigation His cellphone was seized by the FBI in 2024 as part of an investigation into his campaign finance reporting. — ABC News, 6 Aug. 2026 The outbreak wasultimately traced back to romaine lettuce, and the FDA closed its investigation last year without publicly identifying the grower or supplier involved. — Yahya Abou-Ghazala, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026 The Tribune has contacted Welch’s office repeatedly in the weeks since the investigation was published, seeking an interview or information about when the speaker would be publicly available to take questions. — Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2026 Authorities also identified Robinson as a Cal Fire firefighter during that investigation. — Madisen Keavy, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026 The investigation into Espinosa cost the city more than $25,000, according to special prosecutor Mayanne Downs. — Sara-James Ranta, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2026 And there always seems to be someone—a new young actor, model, musician, influencer—available for scrutiny, whose apparent speedrun to fame becomes ground for conspiratorial investigation. — Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2026 More than three decades later, the actress would ask the French luxury powerhouse to remove her name from the bag, after a PETA investigation exposed animal abuse in farms that supplied crocodile and alligator skins to Hermes. — Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 5 Aug. 2026

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Noun

The piece urges critical inquiry into such claims, emphasizing that human oversight, not AI's inherent deviousness, can be a sizable contributor.

— Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2026
The inquiry shows that just $17,209 was used to pay healthcare and pharmacy costs, according to a review of statements from the couple’s eight Bank of America accounts between late December 2024 and late June 2026.

— Martha Ross, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of inquiry

Noun

No sentence in corporate life sounds more like the beginning of an examination, and none more dependably marks the end of one.

— Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Among the most notable figures in this year’s report were 157 domestic abuse forensic exams conducted through the organization’s strangulation examination program, which launched in the past two years.

— Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 30 July 2026

Definition of examination

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But capturing a liftoff live from the moon was the next logical step to chronicle NASA's lunar exploration in real-time.

— Tariq Malik, Space.com, 2 Aug. 2026
His explorations of being poor, marginal, and stereotyped took many forms, including drawing and painting, which are the focuses of a posthumous exhibition of his work at the Drawing Center.

— Coco Fusco, The New York Review of Books, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of exploration

Noun

Emerging studies on leading AI models that have been specially trained by scholars to act as virtual Commanders-in-Chief, armed with massive arsenals of atomic arms, have been alarming.

— Kevin Holden Platt, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
The studies looked at everything from chips and salsa to beef chili and chicken tikka masala.

— Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 July 2026

Definition of study

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That wasn't possible on the Blue Ghost-Resilience launch, however, as getting the lunar probes to their distant deployment point used up almost all of the upper stage's fuel.

— Mike Wall, Space.com, 3 Aug. 2026
The order is the latest in a long-running SEBI probe into Zee’s promoters.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of probe

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Her research explores questions about the nature of the self, decision-making, temporal experience, philosophical methodology, causation, causal experience, time and time’s arrow, perception, mereology, constitution, and essence.

— Big Think, Big Think, 2 Aug. 2026
Do not let perfection delay movement or turn research into a hiding place.

— Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 2 Aug. 2026

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