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noun

plural of research

as in investigations

a systematic search for the truth or facts about something I'll have to do some research for this project

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verb

present tense third-person singular of research

as in explores

to search through or into researched the public record for more information about her great-grandparents

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Recent Examples of researches

Noun

Decades after researches first sequenced the human genome, scientists throughout the world are still working to understand it. — Gary Skuse, The Conversation, 28 Apr. 2026 Having heard of the fruitful researches carried on by you last year on the hitherto little understood properties of water surfaces. — Mariel Carr, Scientific American, 20 Mar. 2026 The feminine advantage, beginning with the first spoken word, increases with age, according to recent researches in the language development of preschool children, girls being first to employ phrases and using longer sentences. — Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 27 Feb. 2026 In testing the battery using a hot plate as the heat source, the researches connected 10 cells in series and powered an LED light. — IEEE Spectrum, 29 July 2019

Verb

Lizzy Pope, an associate professor at the University of Vermont who researches diet culture in popular culture, previously told USA TODAY. — Alyssa Goldberg, USA Today, 3 Aug. 2026 An agent that researches a prospect, reads CRM notes, summarizes emails, drafts outreach, checks compliance language and logs the result may be valuable. — Dr. Suresh Rajappa, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026 Barrett is an assistant professor in the Institute for Health & Aging at the University of California, San Francisco who researches the effects of music on aging and health. — Karen Barrett, The Conversation, 29 July 2026 Sealing Cheng, a professor at the Chinese University of Hong Kong who researches migration, forced displacement and gender, hosted the pair for a concert that drew about 80 attendees. — Shira Li Bartov, Sun Sentinel, 20 July 2026 Florida International University professor Maria Ilcheva researches demographic shifts in Miami-Dade County. — Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 15 July 2026 Her foundation, Yield Giving, quietly researches to find organizations that need donations and Scott considers worthy. — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 11 July 2026 Ruby Kharod researches solutions to climate change at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. — Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 26 June 2026 The first question that comes to mind is how one even researches a topic like this. — Tom Hawking, Popular Science, 25 June 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for researches

Noun

Food safety experts say investigations into outbreaks like this often trace contamination back to farms and water sources long before products reach restaurants.

— Eric Henderson, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026
His work pioneered investigations into innovative approaches targeting cancer stem cells and integrative oncology.

— Tanya Benedicto Klich, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of investigations

Verb

Her research explores questions about the nature of the self, decision-making, temporal experience, philosophical methodology, causation, causal experience, time and time’s arrow, perception, mereology, constitution, and essence.

— Big Think, Big Think, 2 Aug. 2026
In the course of her stay, Birdie explores the rooms of her aunts and grandmother’s house, and has encounters with her relatives.

— Deborah Treisman, New Yorker, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of explores

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Ein said more than 80% of inquiries that the tournament’s ticketing team received in the lead up to the event were asking when Eala would be playing.

— Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 2 Aug. 2026
The base fire department referred inquiries to the MCAS public affairs office, which had no updates on the size of the blaze or when it was knocked down.

— Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 31 July 2026

Definition of inquiries

Verb

Juliana’s family is working with Julian, a civil rights organization that investigates how police handle the deaths of Black people and other minorities.

— Caitlin McGlade, Charlotte Observer, 31 July 2026
Six of Europe’s largest oil companies posted first-quarter profits of $22 billion altogether, a total which was 43% higher than the same time last year, according to Global Witness, a nonprofit organization that investigates environmental problems.

— Cathy Bussewitz, Fortune, 31 July 2026

Definition of investigates

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Rubiano, who will be the biennial’s curator of public programs and outreach, is the director of humanities and literary studies at Jorge Tadeo Lozano University.

— News Desk, Artforum, 3 Aug. 2026
She was born and raised in Rockland County, New York, and graduated from Binghamton University with a double major in comparative literature and Judaic studies.

— Lois K. Solomon, Sun Sentinel, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of studies

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Their demonstrations against malpractice and mismanagement in national college-level qualifying examinations ultimately led to the resignation of the union education minister and sparked hopes of wider reforms in education.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 July 2026
The legislation now before Parliament amends a law passed in that same period, intended to deter organized malpractice and protect the credibility of public examinations.

— Penny Abeywardena, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026

Definition of examinations

Noun

Lee says Carl Jung’s explorations of a person’s darker urges, hidden side and projection directly influenced the writing, especially when confronting those aspects in Lee himself.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2026
His explorations of being poor, marginal, and stereotyped took many forms, including drawing and painting, which are the focuses of a posthumous exhibition of his work at the Drawing Center.

— Coco Fusco, The New York Review of Books, 1 Aug. 2026

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