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
Nikolas Kokovlis | Nurphoto | Getty Images Elon Musk’s xAI said late Wednesday that Grok will no longer be able to create sexualized images of real people on its social network X based on user prompts following weeks of consumer and political backlash and regulatory investigations.
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Lora Kolodny,ari Levy, CNBC, 15 Jan. 2026
The Gestapo were the political police under Adolph Hitler's Nazi regime, which used tactics including surveillance, home searches, and interrogation — including torture — in investigations of people seen as enemies of the Nazis.
—Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 15 Jan. 2026
Those figures may change as investigations and charging decisions continue.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 15 Jan. 2026
Since the Online Safety Act’s duties took effect less than a year ago, Ofcom has launched investigations into more than 90 platforms and issued six fines for non-compliance.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 15 Jan. 2026
Over the past year, the NCAA has ruled more than a dozen Division I men’s basketball players permanently ineligible for manipulating game results and their own performances, making impermissible bets, providing information to gamblers and not cooperating with investigations.
—Mike Vorkunov, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2026
The indictment follows a series of NCAA investigations that led to at least 10 players receiving lifetime bans this year for bets that sometimes involved their own teams and their own performances.
—Dallas Morning News, 15 Jan. 2026
In October, a left-leaning voters’ rights group wrote to Burke, Pritzker and Attorney General Kwame Raoul asking their offices to launch investigations into the conduct of immigration agents.
—Madeline Buckley, Chicago Tribune, 11 Jan. 2026
In 2020, the Department of Justice unsealed an indictment against Maduro and 14 co-conspirators, with charges stemming from investigations conducted in collaboration with the DEA.
—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 11 Jan. 2026
Lora Kolodny,ari Levy, CNBC, 15 Jan. 2026
The Gestapo were the political police under Adolph Hitler's Nazi regime, which used tactics including surveillance, home searches, and interrogation — including torture — in investigations of people seen as enemies of the Nazis.
—Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 15 Jan. 2026
Those figures may change as investigations and charging decisions continue.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 15 Jan. 2026
Since the Online Safety Act’s duties took effect less than a year ago, Ofcom has launched investigations into more than 90 platforms and issued six fines for non-compliance.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 15 Jan. 2026
Over the past year, the NCAA has ruled more than a dozen Division I men’s basketball players permanently ineligible for manipulating game results and their own performances, making impermissible bets, providing information to gamblers and not cooperating with investigations.
—Mike Vorkunov, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2026
The indictment follows a series of NCAA investigations that led to at least 10 players receiving lifetime bans this year for bets that sometimes involved their own teams and their own performances.
—Dallas Morning News, 15 Jan. 2026
In October, a left-leaning voters’ rights group wrote to Burke, Pritzker and Attorney General Kwame Raoul asking their offices to launch investigations into the conduct of immigration agents.
—Madeline Buckley, Chicago Tribune, 11 Jan. 2026
In 2020, the Department of Justice unsealed an indictment against Maduro and 14 co-conspirators, with charges stemming from investigations conducted in collaboration with the DEA.
—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 11 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for investigations
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The hospital directed all inquiries to the NYPD.—
Alexandra Koch , Michael Ruiz , Jasmine Baehr,
FOXNews.com,
9 Jan. 2026
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Malliotakis has not been in contact with the family of Luckey-Lange, son of the late musician Diane Luckey, but initially reached out to the State Department after her office received inquiries about his detention from local and state media.—
David Sivak,
The Washington Examiner,
8 Jan. 2026
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Extensive efforts made in the months since Lilly and Jack went missing have included a grid search of the woods surrounding their home, plus the use of cadaver dogs and polygraph examinations, according to the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC).—
Bailey Richards,
PEOPLE,
18 Jan. 2026
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Korpela and Werthimer eventually settled on about 100 final contenders worth additional examinations.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
14 Jan. 2026
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Lindsey and Dark praised the three exemplary collections for their nuanced explorations of the human condition.—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
14 Jan. 2026
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Chon’s debut feature previewed his talents as a filmmaker offering up richly cinematic and character-driven explorations of the Asian American experience.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
13 Jan. 2026
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There are scientific and sound studies to back up OneSkin’s Peptide Age Reversal Moisturizer’s claims, but shopper testimonies, too—between the brand’s website and Amazon, this has 5,000 five-star ratings.—
Tamim Alnuweiri,
InStyle,
7 Jan. 2026
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Despite that goal, however, multiple studies show the minimum wage isn't nearly enough to survive in the Mile High City, even when working full-time.—
Austen Erblat,
CBS News,
7 Jan. 2026
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Regulatory probes are also underway in Malaysia and India, CNBC reported.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
7 Jan. 2026
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The probes follow a global surge over the past few weeks in the use of Grok to create and share nonconsensual, intimate images, or NCII, derived from photos or videos of real people in response to user’s prompts.—
Lora Kolodny,
CNBC,
6 Jan. 2026
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“Investigations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/investigations. Accessed 22 Jan. 2026.
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