as in inquiries
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 investigations
However, investigations into the cause are ongoing.
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Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 7 Sep. 2025
At the very least, the government can mire the university in many costly and time-consuming investigations.
—Jeannie Suk Gersen, New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2025
As a result, misdemeanors often go uninvestigated and time that could be spent on investigations is lost to administrative tasks.
—Monroe Trombly, The Courier-Journal, 29 Aug. 2025
The Shroud had been displayed in Lirey until around 1355, when the Bishop of Troyes ordered its removal following investigations that revealed staged miracles and paid actors.
—Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
The new financial incentive for individuals increases the probability that companies will be exposed to investigations and enforcement actions.
—Alden Abbott, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
The couple face separate investigations by special prosecutors appointed after Yoon’s removal from office and since liberal President Lee Jae Myung took office in early June.
—CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2025
Tesla has often battled NHTSA regarding investigations related to its self-driving technology.
—Liam Rappleye, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2025
When asked, the firm did not provide any evidence of the investigations and their conclusions mentioned in its statement.
—Miami Herald, 22 Aug. 2025
Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 7 Sep. 2025
At the very least, the government can mire the university in many costly and time-consuming investigations.
—Jeannie Suk Gersen, New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2025
As a result, misdemeanors often go uninvestigated and time that could be spent on investigations is lost to administrative tasks.
—Monroe Trombly, The Courier-Journal, 29 Aug. 2025
The Shroud had been displayed in Lirey until around 1355, when the Bishop of Troyes ordered its removal following investigations that revealed staged miracles and paid actors.
—Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
The new financial incentive for individuals increases the probability that companies will be exposed to investigations and enforcement actions.
—Alden Abbott, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
The couple face separate investigations by special prosecutors appointed after Yoon’s removal from office and since liberal President Lee Jae Myung took office in early June.
—CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2025
Tesla has often battled NHTSA regarding investigations related to its self-driving technology.
—Liam Rappleye, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2025
When asked, the firm did not provide any evidence of the investigations and their conclusions mentioned in its statement.
—Miami Herald, 22 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for investigations
Noun
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The materialist, physiological explanation for the phenomenon of panic generates a bright contrast with the philosophical and metaphysical inquiries that have Nicholas, and Clune, in their grip.—
Scott Stossel,
The Atlantic,
9 Sep. 2025
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Neither California Governor Gavin Newsom’s office nor representatives for state senate and assembly leaders respond to inquiries left outside of normal business hours.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Further examinations revealed that the golden retriever TNNI3 mutation is autosomal recessive.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
3 Sep. 2025
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Kravitz and Butler’s choreographed intimacy and onscreen chemistry is thunderous, and the cinematographer, Matthew Libatique, gives the audience closer examinations into their rocky relationship.—
Malik Peay,
Essence,
27 Aug. 2025
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Their explorations will include speaking with conservationists, tracking wolverines in the rugged North American backcountry, examining Australia’s Great Barrier Reef and more.—
Giana Levy,
Variety,
4 Sep. 2025
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American describes the broader arc as threefold—Butler’s relationship to California’s geography; her matrilineal inheritance; and finally, her visions of space travel as counterpoints to today’s privatized explorations.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
2 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Furthermore, numerous studies have shown how different aspects of society such as social interactions, the environment, access to healthcare and the presence and absence of various economic resources can affect the spread of infectious diseases.—
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Stern is perhaps best known for being the principal investigator of NASA's New Horizons mission, which was the first to fly by Pluto in 2015 before venturing on to do studies of other small bodies in the Kuiper Belt.—
Elizabeth Howell,
Space.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Since February, most staffers have been under a stop-work order that has effectively stalled the bulk of its probes — including ones into debanking.—
Jake Pearson,
ProPublica,
9 Sep. 2025
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Over the past decade, neuroscience took a giant leap forward with the development of digital neural probes called Neuropixels, which can monitor thousands of neurons at once.—
Mindy Weisberger,
CNN Money,
9 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Investigations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/investigations. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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