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 To determine whether there was a reason to look further, researchers searched digital archives for existing investigations, finding 20 studies that qualified as suitable. — New Atlas, 24 Sep. 2026 Several individuals have been charged and drugs and a number of firearms were recovered this week in separate investigations, according to the Aurora Police Department. — Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 24 Sep. 2026 Pope’s lawsuit alleged city leaders interfered with his investigations into misconduct allegations involving the two deputy chiefs and Dustman. — Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 24 Sep. 2026 These investigations require significant resources, but overdose deaths are often not prioritized by police in the same way as a fatal shooting. — Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2026 The motive for the shooting wasn't known, but some of the shooting victims were known to authorities as part of investigations into criminal activity, police said. — ABC News, 23 Sep. 2026 The motive for the shooting wasn’t known, but some of the shooting victims were known to authorities as part of investigations into criminal activity, police said. — Gerald Imray, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2026 Park officials maintain a standard policy of not commenting on active fatality investigations. — Alejandro Avila Outkick, FOXNews.com, 23 Sep. 2026 Carr has launched multiple investigations of the broadcast networks, but has issued few if any actual sanctions or resolution. — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 17 Sep. 2026

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Not so long ago, such inquiries belonged among the woo-woo subsect of our social dynamics and our literature.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026
Inside Lindblom, university leaders playfully lobbied on behalf of their campuses to a group of more than a dozen participants, who fired inquiries back about courses, postgraduation job success rates, campus accessibility and culture, and more.

— Kate Perez, Chicago Tribune, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of inquiries

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The report details necropsy and microscopic tissue examinations of two female belugas, 23-year-old Peekachu and 20-year-old Rain, who arrived in Chicago last month from the defunct Marineland park in Canada.

— Lila Hempel-Edgers, Chicago Tribune, 25 Sep. 2026
Noreus then submitted fraudulent transcripts to state nursing boards so students could take licensing examinations and obtain nursing licenses, according to prosecutors.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of examinations

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Hadrian’s Wall is the place of continuing archeological discovery, even after all these years and explorations.

— Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 21 Sep. 2026
And it's brought to our audience a wide range of compelling stories – from personal narratives to sound-rich explorations of places and events to hard-hitting journalism on issues and topics that are important to students.

— Janet W. Lee, NPR, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of explorations

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Ricochet’s 18-detector setup studies elusive reactor neutrinos while new software automates monitoring and analysis.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 26 Sep. 2026
The cause and manner of death remain pending further studies and investigation, the spokesperson said.

— Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of studies

Noun

Hur judiciously constructs scene after scene that pulls and pushes the various probes closer to and further from the mysterious truth, which feels at once obscured and hidden in plain sight.

— Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 20 Sep. 2026
Even with Oracle founder Larry Ellison the primary backer of his son’s ParaBros dreams, the even older Ellison’s net worth, which has been declining of late, may not be able to handle the strain of months and months of such probes.

— Dominic Patten, Deadline, 19 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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