investigation

noun

Definition of investigationnext
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 Police said that the state Department of Justice Division of Criminal Investigation will conduct an independent investigation and that the district attorney will conduct a review. — Marin Scott, NBC news, 23 July 2026 Siena College of Health was shut down in 2023 following an FBI investigation that found the nursing school was implicated in a scheme distributing more than 7,600 fake nursing diplomas. — Ella Moore july 23, Miami Herald, 23 July 2026 All four officers involved have been placed on administrative leave pending the investigation, Patterson said. — Julianna Bragg, CNN Money, 23 July 2026 Jones said that police conducted a thorough investigation in 2012, but couldn’t positively identify a suspect. — Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 July 2026 Duncan’s phone was later found in the possession of a homeless woman, who was unrelated to the investigation. — Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 22 July 2026 The investigation is in part about his finances, according to sources. — Alexander Mallin, ABC News, 22 July 2026 Greer’s office is also expected to announce the findings of a separate spate of investigations into 16 global economies over practices related to excess industrial capacity. — Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 22 July 2026 Investigators made a breakthrough this year when new forensic testing of evidence from the original investigation produced a DNA profile that matched Lawhead. — Niya Doyle, PEOPLE, 22 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for investigation
  1. inquiry
  2. examination
  3. exploration
  4. study
  5. probe
  6. probing
  7. research
Noun
  • According to the news site Gothamist, one early focus of its inquiry appears to be the company that MetroLoft used to install the building’s steel.
    — Andrew Rice, Curbed, 23 July 2026
  • Neither Suarez nor EvoSkin responded to the Herald’s inquiries about whether the FDA had cleared Endo One.
    — Ella Moore July 23, Miami Herald, 23 July 2026
Definition of inquiry
Noun
  • Initially, the police did not believe her, even though a medical examination and physical evidence supported her account.
    — Joaquin Sapien, ProPublica, 17 July 2026
  • Future stable isotope examinations could also better contextualize the family’s nutritional issues.
    — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 17 July 2026
Definition of examination
Noun
  • ConocoPhillips Oil and gas exploration and production company ConocoPhillips is this week’s first dividend pick.
    — TipRanks.com Staff, CNBC, 19 July 2026
  • On Zone Poems, the ‘wolf continue their gradual exploration by trying something a little different.
    — Reed Jackson, SPIN, 17 July 2026
Definition of exploration
Noun
  • The studies point to a broader shift already underway in pet care.
    — Elsa Ohlen,Carolin Roth, CNBC, 18 July 2026
  • Aïnouz’s new feature, however, is extreme in its brand of dysfunction and study of incestuous lust, amped up by its arresting cinematography.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 17 July 2026
Definition of study
Noun
  • The announcement Monday followed investigations into former football coach Sherrone Moore’s relationship with his executive assistant and a probe into the athletic department.
    — Larry Lage, Chicago Tribune, 20 July 2026
  • The probe will monitor changes in the asteroid’s orbit, shape and surface while also studying its internal structure.
    — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 19 July 2026
Definition of probe
Noun
  • But neither of them seemed eager to undergo much emotional probing.
    — Amy Weiss-Meyer, The Atlantic, 10 July 2026
  • Mission two was to do a lot of listening, a lot of probing, a lot of asking questions, skip levels to really understand the opportunity for the go forward, but also embrace what makes TIAA incredibly special.
    — Fortune Editors, Fortune, 22 June 2026
Definition of probing
Noun
  • The partnership brings together two specialized manufacturing approaches as the companies pursue opportunities in research, development, process advancement and commercialization of advanced composite solutions, the press release concludes.
    — Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 18 July 2026
  • The authors evaluated decades of research on who is at highest risk of drowning and what interventions have been shown to save lives.
    — Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 18 July 2026
Definition of research

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