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 The suspect accused of leading troopers on a police chase through Buckhead before crashing at one of the area's busiest intersections has now been identified, according to an update from investigators. —

Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 13 Apr. 2026 Meanwhile, Operation Sideswipe kept expanding and racking up prosecutorial victories, building off the work of private-sector investigators and lawyers for the trucking companies. —

Patrick Radden Keefe, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026 Officers spoke separately with the mother and father, the latter of whom allegedly fabricated a story about leaving for an early-morning job interview, which investigators say never occurred. —

Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 12 Apr. 2026 The husband was questioned by investigators again Friday, but Butler said police did not ask about evidence from the Hookers’ boat or their devices. —

Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 12 Apr. 2026 Hunters exploring in a remote section of the 500,000-acre Pisgah National Forest stumbled onto a body in the dark, according to investigators in western North Carolina. —

Mark Price april 5, Charlotte Observer, 5 Apr. 2026 Defense attorney Mary Chartier argued that there was reasonable doubt in the case, saying Dale Warner denied hurting his wife and cooperated with investigators during the search. —

Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 5 Apr. 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 astronauts snapped thousands of photos during their historic pass around the moon, shot video and recorded their personal observations to give researchers insights based on the color sensitivity of the human eye.

— William Harwood, CBS News, 12 Apr. 2026
And kids who learn financial literacy early on are more likely to form healthy relationships with money that can help improve their financial and overall well-being as adults, according to a 2022 study by researchers at Brigham Young University.

— Tom Huddleston Jr., CNBC, 11 Apr. 2026