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 The government documents were released Thursday in connection with a motion from a defense lawyer in the case, Kevin Riach, who requested that officials disclose more material collected during the investigations. — ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026 Thousands of law enforcement agencies in 49 states can search and share Flock’s data across jurisdictions to aid their investigations. — Sarah Rankin, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026 This week has been dominated by headlines about Paramount‘s threat to leave California, by unions and other officials urging a settlement and by Capitol Hill Democrats warning of investigations. — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 13 Aug. 2026 Over 47 years, technology and the tools used in investigations have improved. — Dateline Nbc, NBC news, 13 Aug. 2026 Those investigations have put an extra spotlight on Walter’s relationship to The White House. — Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 13 Aug. 2026 Last year, Ruff and five other investigators won a multimillion-dollar grant from NASA to extend their investigations on a sort of dark-oxygen world tour. — James Dinneen, New Yorker, 13 Aug. 2026 His work pioneered investigations into innovative approaches targeting cancer stem cells and integrative oncology. — Tanya Benedicto Klich, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026 The two investigations were carried out separately by the HHS’s Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 6 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for investigations
  1. inquiries
  2. examinations
  3. explorations
  4. studies
  5. probes
  6. researches
Noun
  • Avoid applying for new credit Hard inquiries on your credit report affect your score and can negatively influence a mortgage lender's decision.
    — Deane Biermeier, USA Today, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Cambridge, under pressure to explain his hiring, has opened inquiries into Arday’s qualifications and broader recruitment practices, while stressing that the case should not undermine other staff of color.
    — Sylvia Hui, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of inquiries
Noun
  • Nurses perform serial neurological examinations, manage drains and catheters, titrate pain medication, mobilize patients early, watch for the subtle signs of complication, and educate families who are still processing what just happened.
    — Richard Menger MD MPA, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Johnson said those examinations help veterinarians better understand diseases, improve animal care, and contribute to conservation efforts around the world.
    — Kelly Werthmann, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of examinations
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  • In a little over a hundred pages, Martin interlaces stark, brooding and intense descriptions of the encounter and her injuries with philosophical, even spiritual, explorations.
    — The Know, Denver Post, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Lee says Carl Jung’s explorations of a person’s darker urges, hidden side and projection directly influenced the writing, especially when confronting those aspects in Lee himself.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of explorations
Noun
  • Pooled records can expose drug side effects, track outbreaks and reveal disparities in care that smaller studies miss.
    — Jennifer D. Oliva, The Conversation, 17 Aug. 2026
  • The studies drawing on medical records of men who were prescribed these drugs, primarily for erectile dysfunction, have shown sizable effects.
    — Will Stone, NPR, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of studies
Noun
  • The sale comes amid a pair of parallel federal probes in Walter’s multibillion-dollar business empire, and just a few weeks after Kushner’s deal to lead an investment into FIFA’s proposed $20 billion commercial venture fell apart.
    — Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Tasers are designed to incapacitate muscles through pulsed current generated between probes.
    — Jennifer Borresen, USA Today, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of probes
Noun
  • 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
  • Having heard of the fruitful researches carried on by you last year on the hitherto little understood properties of water surfaces.
    — Mariel Carr, Scientific American, 20 Mar. 2026
Definition of researches

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