probings

noun

plural of probing
as in investigations
a systematic search for the truth or facts about something questionings and probings by several committees into the affair

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  1. investigations
  2. explorations
  3. inquiries
  4. examinations
  5. probes
  6. studies
Noun
  • Even so, should Democrats take back the House next month, Musk would face congressional investigations — and lawmakers would closely scrutinize any attempts to merge his companies.
    — Ashley Gold, semafor.com, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Omar has denounced the investigations as a politically motivated conspiracy against her, and used it to urge supporters to donate to her reelection campaign.
    — Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of investigations
Noun
  • Late last year, Fabscrap released a white paper charting its explorations of pre-consumer waste materials and making recommendations for the industry to embed circularity upstream.
    — Bella Webb, Vogue, 8 Oct. 2026
  • It is expected to bring together his most iconic artworks, while inviting a fresh perspective on the artist’s explorations of mass media, image circulation, duplication, and popular culture.
    — Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of explorations
Noun
  • The track’s general manager, Rick Baugh, did not respond to multiple inquiries about ProPublica’s reporting, and one of the racing operation’s owners didn’t answer questions sent by email.
    — Abe Streep, ProPublica, 21 Oct. 2026
  • The inquiries sought explanations for the absences, clarification of the league’s anthem requirements and the teams’ plans for Game 3 on Wednesday night in Atlanta.
    — Dan Zaksheske OutKick, FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of inquiries
Noun
  • Specialists must evaluate a patient's symptoms, medical history, neurological examinations and imaging results to determine whether the disease is present.
    — Jasmine Arenas, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Jean also said at least a dozen children underwent medical examinations and that Osbeck lacked the documentation required to operate an orphanage.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of examinations
Noun
  • The administration has targeted universities across the country with probes and threats to pull federal funding in response to pro-Palestinian protests on campus, diversity initiatives and transgender policies.
    — Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2026
  • The enigma of comets and asteroids lured the world’s space agencies into funding a series of robotic probes to study them.
    — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of probes
Noun
  • Graham is a senior fellow in economic studies at the Brookings Institution, a professor at the University of Maryland’s School of Public Policy, and a senior scientist at Gallup, whose World Poll supplied the data for her latest paper.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Earlier studies collected nearly 200 kill dates from beneath them—not one is older than 2,000 years.
    — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of studies
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