Thesaurus results for INVESTIGATORS

investigators

noun

plural of investigator

as in researchers

one who observes or studies by close examination and systematic inquiry investigators who discovered new evidence that the universe was much older than had been previously estimated

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as in detectives

a person not on the police force who investigates criminal or illicit activity or searches for missing persons the investigator in charge of the case was touted as an expert at tracing stolen art

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Recent Examples of investigators At Wednesday's news conference, Suffolk County District Attorney Kevin Hayden described the scene investigators encountered. —

Brittany Miller, FOXNews.com, 7 June 2026 Cuts expected to remain include a sharp reduction in zoning investigators, the elimination of a fee waiver encouraging sidewalk repairs and cuts to the city’s bomb squad. —

David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 June 2026 Philadelphia Police said investigators are looking into any previous incidents involving the pair. —

Alexandra Simon, CBS News, 7 June 2026 In a brief update on social media on June 7, the Toledo Police Department said investigators were making progress and were following multiple leads. —

N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 7 June 2026 His family went without answers for five decades — until genealogy advancements allowed investigators to crack the cold case by linking human remains found at a waste transfer station in Pima County to Sipfle's family, per KVOA and KOLD. —

Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 31 May 2026 Details of 44-year-old David Cardona’s condition were not released, and investigators have not said what started the brawl. —

Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 31 May 2026 The human resources department cited telehealth providers, investigators and inspectors as examples of employees who fit into this exception. —

William Melhado, Sacramento Bee, 15 Mar. 2025 On June 5, 2023, investigators said Bell got into an argument with a 39-year-old male co-worker after his shift at the Tropicana plant in Bradenton. —

Michael Moore Jr., Miami Herald, 15 Mar. 2025

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The researchers also acknowledged the limitations of their research, since it was largely based on secondary evidence from a population survey.

— Teresa Mull, FOXNews.com, 6 June 2026
Despite the enthusiasm on social media for colostrum, researchers consistently conclude that there is currently insufficient high-quality evidence to recommend colostrum broadly for immune enhancement or gut health in healthy adults.

— Omer Awan, Forbes.com, 6 June 2026