as in investigation
a systematic search for the truth or facts about something
a candidate for the priesthood must be able to withstand an intense probation of his personal character
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Recent Examples of probation
In addition to prison time, prosecutors said Valenzuela was sentenced to a lifetime of supervised probation.
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Daniella Segura, Sacbee.com, 9 Oct. 2025
He was arrested in 2014 and pleaded guilty in 2015 to domestic assault and battery by strangulation of his pregnant girlfriend at the time, which led to his dismissal from the Oklahoma State football team and three years of probation.
—Rebecca Tauber, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
He was found not guilty in one case and pleaded guilty in another; this past December, he was sentenced to twenty-three months in prison and five years of probation, although he was released from federal prison earlier this year.
—Kelefa Sanneh, New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2025
In May 2010, Kwame Kilpatrick was sentenced to prison for violating his probation and hiding money that was expected to be repaid to the city of Detroit.
—Todd Spangler, Freep.com, 7 Oct. 2025
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Daniella Segura, Sacbee.com, 9 Oct. 2025
He was arrested in 2014 and pleaded guilty in 2015 to domestic assault and battery by strangulation of his pregnant girlfriend at the time, which led to his dismissal from the Oklahoma State football team and three years of probation.
—Rebecca Tauber, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
He was found not guilty in one case and pleaded guilty in another; this past December, he was sentenced to twenty-three months in prison and five years of probation, although he was released from federal prison earlier this year.
—Kelefa Sanneh, New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2025
In May 2010, Kwame Kilpatrick was sentenced to prison for violating his probation and hiding money that was expected to be repaid to the city of Detroit.
—Todd Spangler, Freep.com, 7 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for probation
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The Oregon Medical Board conducted an investigation and revoked Farley’s medical license in October 2020.—
Meena Duerson,
CNN Money,
11 Oct. 2025
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The office has launched investigations against school districts for teaching lessons on systemic racism, hosting empowerment gatherings for students of color and providing remedial help for Black youth, all of which the administration says discriminates against white students.—
Megan O’Matz,
ProPublica,
10 Oct. 2025
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Another professor, Alma (Julia Roberts), is the first person Maggie speaks to about what happened, and Alma’s reaction sets up the film’s faceted examination of privilege, identity politics, and what goes on in a cloistered community hamstrung by its own mores.—
Marley Marius,
Vogue,
8 Oct. 2025
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But after the examination at the vet’s office, the response was different.—
Alice Gibbs,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Oct. 2025
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No other details were immediately available, and representatives for Keaton did not immediately respond to inquiries from The Associated Press.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
11 Oct. 2025
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An email inquiry from the Statesman to an Okland representative was not immediately returned.—
Rose Evans,
Idaho Statesman,
11 Oct. 2025
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There were moments in that book that are very much an exploration of what could happen that would stop you from being able to get back to your kids safely and in one piece.—
Lexy Perez,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Oct. 2025
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Unlike his past projects, there is little exploration of sexuality or love; instead, the focus of the movie is on power dynamics and optics.—
Kati Chitrakorn,
CNN Money,
10 Oct. 2025
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In August, Elon Musk’s Neuralink expanded to the UK with a clinical study testing its brain chip to help paralyzed patients control devices through thought.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Oct. 2025
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More than 226,000 flight hours of air ambulance services took place in 2023 among 1,315 helicopters helping nearly 386,400 patients, according to the 2024 study.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacbee.com,
11 Oct. 2025
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“Probation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/probation. Accessed 14 Oct. 2025.
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