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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
Two of the victims, both of whom were women in their early 20s, told investigators they were raped at the tattoo studio, per the release.
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Nicole Acosta, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
Tracing them to Maduro would take federal investigators months.
—Joshua Goodman, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2025
Ohio investigators are looking into the deaths of three Wright-Patterson Air Force Base employees whose bodies were found across multiple locations near Dayton over the weekend.
—Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2025
Arizona investigators couldn't figure out who Jane Doe was, and California authorities had no idea who the babies were.
—Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025
Crime scene investigators collected evidence and canvassed the area for witnesses and any available surveillance video.
—Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 21 Oct. 2025
Processing the crime scene While Skull was fighting for his life at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, crime scene investigators looked for evidence inside Skull's Rainbow Room.
—Keith Sharon, Nashville Tennessean, 21 Oct. 2025
Ashley Joachim Tellis, an unpaid State Department senior adviser, is facing a felony charge of unlawful retention of national defense information after investigators found more than 1,000 pages of top secret or secret documents at his home Saturday in Vienna, Virginia.
—Joshua Rhett Miller, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
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
Nicole Acosta, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
Tracing them to Maduro would take federal investigators months.
—Joshua Goodman, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2025
Ohio investigators are looking into the deaths of three Wright-Patterson Air Force Base employees whose bodies were found across multiple locations near Dayton over the weekend.
—Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2025
Arizona investigators couldn't figure out who Jane Doe was, and California authorities had no idea who the babies were.
—Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025
Crime scene investigators collected evidence and canvassed the area for witnesses and any available surveillance video.
—Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 21 Oct. 2025
Processing the crime scene While Skull was fighting for his life at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, crime scene investigators looked for evidence inside Skull's Rainbow Room.
—Keith Sharon, Nashville Tennessean, 21 Oct. 2025
Ashley Joachim Tellis, an unpaid State Department senior adviser, is facing a felony charge of unlawful retention of national defense information after investigators found more than 1,000 pages of top secret or secret documents at his home Saturday in Vienna, Virginia.
—Joshua Rhett Miller, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for investigators
Noun
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The researchers recruited fifty-seven people for interviews through a nonprofit organization that helps low-income people build their credit ratings and financial stability.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
27 Oct. 2025
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The project brought together researchers in chemistry, physics, and materials engineering.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Oct. 2025
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The film sees detectives discover the remains of 23 women and six men at the residence of filmmaker and serial killer Mark Chapel, who is arrested along with a collaborator, Donovan Summers, who is also later detained.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
22 Oct. 2025
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In their investigation, detectives learned that Garfias, Vargas’s ex-boyfriend, sent her a text message luring her to the outside of a bar, the district attorney said in the statement.—
KC Baker,
PEOPLE,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Investigators.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/investigators. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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