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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for probings
  1. investigations
  2. explorations
  3. inquiries
  4. examinations
  5. probes
  6. studies
Noun
  • Commander Helen Flanagan, head of Counter Terrorism Policing London said that police have marked an ongoing rise in the pace of its security investigations in recent years, and described the case as another instance of proactive intervention.
    — Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 17 July 2026
  • Nearly all of these claims have been debunked through investigations and audits.
    — Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 17 July 2026
Definition of investigations
Noun
  • Yet while some of the poem’s colorful explorations are lost, Odysseus’s consistent anguish lends the movie a satisfying thematic coherence.
    — Natasha O'Neill, Vanity Fair, 16 July 2026
  • The horizontal orientation of the home’s large terraces (which are enclosed by parapets) recalls two of Wright’s prior residential architecture explorations.
    — Elizabeth Fazzare, Architectural Digest, 14 July 2026
Definition of explorations
Noun
  • The commissioner showed up to field inquiries about what is a deeply unpleasant and unpopular labor battle with a party line of doing it all for the fans.
    — Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 17 July 2026
  • Chances are, 90% of inquiries your community management squad handles can be boiled down to a two-pager FAQ.
    — Andrey Insarov, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
Definition of inquiries
Noun
  • Future stable isotope examinations could also better contextualize the family’s nutritional issues.
    — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 17 July 2026
  • And those examinations included the doctor checking for a hernia, which meant the doctor took hold of my genitals and asked me to cough.
    — Dan Zaksheske OutKick, FOXNews.com, 14 July 2026
Definition of examinations
Noun
  • If the mission lasts beyond 2029, New Horizons may follow in the historic steps of the Voyager probes as the spacecraft’s current trajectory will take it outside the heliosphere and into interstellar space.
    — Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 16 July 2026
  • The lawsuit says the sanctions, triggered by ICC war-crimes probes in Gaza, have forced groups to halt evidence-sharing, cut ties with Palestinian advocates and censor their own speech.
    — Eric Tucker, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2026
Definition of probes
Noun
  • These warnings have often come in scientific studies using seemingly far-off years such as 2050 and 2100.
    — Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 20 July 2026
  • There have been studies that reveal that using a standing desk can help improve mood and increase productivity.
    — BestReviews, Mercury News, 20 July 2026
Definition of studies
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