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 Sguros was listed as the informant on West’s death certificate, the affidavit said, and several months after the initial death investigation, Sguros was legally authorized to release West’s remains to a cremation service business. — Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 29 Oct. 2026 The district attorney's office said that the councilmember was detained in connection to an investigation and the service of search warrants. — CBS News, 29 Oct. 2026 Voting by noncitizens has been shown by audits and investigations to be extremely rare. — Jude Joffe-Block, NPR, 29 Oct. 2026 The department said that, during the operation, investigators arrested nine suspects from Sinaloa, Mexico, in connection with the ongoing investigation into organized train cargo thefts. — Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026 The ministry called the attack a war crime that requires an international investigation. — ABC News, 28 Oct. 2026 This research has informed federal investigations into the role of private equity in expanding access to medications for addiction treatment. — Yashaswini Singh, The Conversation, 28 Oct. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for investigation

Noun

The charges should not have been brought, and Bhengura does not belong in prison, Mario Herrera, a lawyer who represents Bhengura, wrote in response to an inquiry from a reporter.

— Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Oct. 2026
Netanyahu’s opponents said he should be held accountable for the security failures that occurred on his watch and have demanded a commission of inquiry.

— Giovanna Dell'Orto, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of inquiry

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The national police are in possession of Thomas Markle’s computer, Philippines interior minister Jonvic Remulla told the outlet, to conduct a digital forensic examination.

— Ellise Shafer, Variety, 23 Oct. 2026
Just as in his examination of Captain Sully or his exploration of parenting or an episode about cloned puppies, Fielder is uninterested in the technical realities or the concrete, easily provable facts.

— Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of examination

Noun

Helium plays an important role in wind, solar and nuclear energy production, space exploration, medical imaging and research.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2026
Both shows veer into surprisingly philosophical and meta explorations of love, memory, perception, and performance.

— Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of exploration

Noun

The researchers are now conducting a larger study to evaluate how effectively people can control prosthetic limbs using magnetic measurements.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 2026
That may include research in the field of exotheology—the study of religion and theological ideas related to alien life, Eire says.

— Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of study

Noun

Hunter Foster had been cleared of criminal wrongdoing by the Mississippi attorney general’s office earlier this week after its monthslong probe concluded his use of force had been justified.

— Jack Brook, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026
Insert probe-style thermometer through foil into thickest part of breast.

— Alton Brown, Bon Appetit Magazine, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of probe

Noun

That experiment will conclude the earlier TESSERAE research program as Rendezvous advances its free-flying spacecraft architecture.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 2026
Academic explorations of how religious belief might influence attitudes to potential alien life are spotty at best, but that dearth of research could change.

— Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 29 Oct. 2026

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