Thesaurus results for INVESTIGATIONS

investigations

noun

plural of investigation

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 Amanda Lee Myers is a senior crime reporter who covers the death penalty, cold case investigations, breaking news for USA TODAY. — Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2026 The Homeland Security spokesperson indicated there would be more to the investigations, saying officials had identified more than 24,000 potential noncitizens who had been referred to Homeland Security Investigations. — Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 3 Sep. 2026 In the response, Melonas said the partnerships could involve criminal investigations and other safety measures, including checkpoints and patrols. — Lily Knoepp, Charlotte Observer, 3 Sep. 2026 Organizations must be able to trace agent behavior across cloud and SaaS systems in near-real time, not through post-incident investigations that take days or weeks. — Brian Contos, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026 Yes, now The Sun is publishing nudity and interfering with police investigations and doing all sorts of nefarious things, but circulation is going through the roof. — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 2 Sep. 2026 Tim Marple, who worked on OpenAI's investigations team in 2024, said incidents like Tumbler Ridge expose the risks of letting AI companies self-regulate, rather than requiring them to report violent threats on their platforms. — Shannon Bond, NPR, 2 Sep. 2026 The deadly flash flood in Nepal on Wednesday was likely caused by a huge chunk of a glacier that broke off and temporarily dammed a river, according to preliminary investigations by scientists. — Sibi Arasu, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026 One of the defining conflicts of his early presidency was with Attorney General Porras, whose Public Ministry had pursued investigations against Semilla before and after the 2023 election. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Aug. 2026

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Last month, his companies became the focus of two federal inquiries and a Delaware insurance regulatory review.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026
Cohere received an influx of new customer inquiries after the White House in June put export controls on Anthropic’s advanced AI models.

— Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of inquiries

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The tests included dental examinations, the heart, lungs, and nervous system, as well as blood tests.

— ABC News, ABC News, 5 Sep. 2026
Swelling and spinal shock can cloud the earliest neurological picture, and physicians repeat examinations over time for good reason, as many people once given a grave prognosis go on to recover.

— Daryl Austin, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026

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Gorky was using European traditions—Roberto Matta’s Surrealism, Picasso’s neoclassicism, Cézanne’s explorations—to make work that captured New York’s sexiness, skittishness, and force.

— Hilton Als, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026
The Belgian designer, who went on to thank her team members and collaborators by name, is known for her varied explorations of feminine identity.

— Lucy Maguire, Vogue, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of explorations

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Christner studies microorganisms that are able to survive in extremely low temperatures.

— Jonathan Jones, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Since then, studies have found that GHK-Cu stimulates collagen production and other compounds involved in skin remodeling, triggers the growth of new blood vessels and has anti-inflammatory effects.

— Will Stone, NPR, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of studies

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Saturn's hexagon – a cloud pattern about 20,000 miles wide – was first discovered on the planet's north pole using data from flybys conducted by NASA's twin Voyager probes in 1980 and 1981.

— Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026
Kalshi is conducting ongoing investigations into other political figures who may have conducted insider trading after suspending four yesterday, a person familiar with the probes told Semafor.

— Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of probes

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Melanie Challenger Melanie Challenger writes, researches, and broadcasts on the history of ideas, the history and philosophy of science, and the relationship between humans and the living world.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 Aug. 2026
Decades after researches first sequenced the human genome, scientists throughout the world are still working to understand it.

— Gary Skuse, The Conversation, 28 Apr. 2026

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