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
The hashtag campaigns gained traction on TikTok and Reddit, leading to calls for asset investigations, anti-corruption reforms and even transferring the assets of the wealthy to public ownership.
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Nir Kshetri, The Conversation, 14 Sep. 2025
The criminal investigations chief spoke to ABC News about online betting risks.
—Patricio Chile, ABC News, 13 Sep. 2025
However, investigations into the cause are ongoing.
—Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Under Patel and Attorney General Pam Bondi, the FBI and Justice Department have become entangled in their own politically fraught investigations, such as the one into New York Attorney General Letitia James.
—Eric Tucker, Twin Cities, 13 Sep. 2025
Serrano Salgado has been named in multiple ongoing investigations by the Attorney General’s Office in Ecuador.
—Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 12 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
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
Nir Kshetri, The Conversation, 14 Sep. 2025
The criminal investigations chief spoke to ABC News about online betting risks.
—Patricio Chile, ABC News, 13 Sep. 2025
However, investigations into the cause are ongoing.
—Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Under Patel and Attorney General Pam Bondi, the FBI and Justice Department have become entangled in their own politically fraught investigations, such as the one into New York Attorney General Letitia James.
—Eric Tucker, Twin Cities, 13 Sep. 2025
Serrano Salgado has been named in multiple ongoing investigations by the Attorney General’s Office in Ecuador.
—Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 12 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
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
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
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Further examinations by team doctors showed nothing serious and Glasow was cleared to pitch Monday.—
Doug Padilla,
Oc Register,
9 Sep. 2025
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Further examinations revealed that the golden retriever TNNI3 mutation is autosomal recessive.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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My previous writing on DataOps—including multipart explorations of industrial DataOps and continuous predictive maintenance—has been shaped by experiences working with IT/OT leaders and quality professionals who not only need data quickly, but who also need data that is reliable and audit-ready.—
Nagesh Nama,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 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
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 15 Sep. 2025.
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