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 woman told investigators that Landry was jealous of Stewart. —

Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 15 June 2026 Federal investigators from the NTSB and FAA are probing the cause as aviation experts highlight longstanding concerns over lax maintenance standards and safety culture in the skydiving industry. —

Kristin M. Hall, Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2026 Riverside County Sheriff's Office investigators are working with firefighters to determine what caused the crash. —

Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 14 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 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

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The researchers used statistical models to gauge whether this relationship loss was associated with death later.

— Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 13 June 2026
The researchers say the study demonstrates a potential pathway toward lower-cost energy storage by replacing precious-metal catalysts with more abundant materials while maintaining strong electrochemical performance.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 13 June 2026