reinvestigating

verb

present participle of reinvestigate
1
as in reassessing

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as in investigating

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reinvestigating
  1. reassessing
  2. investigating
  3. reimagining
  4. researching
  5. exploring
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  • While discussing the city’s overall youth violence prevention strategy Tuesday night, council members Lisa Kaplan and Mai Vang both suggested reassessing oversight of the program to create more cohesion with other departments doing similar work.
    — Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Recent reporting suggests several technology companies are already reassessing this approach.
    — Michael Edmondson, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of reassessing
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  • The guardrails could not tell a defender investigating a breach from an attacker causing one.
    — Ashish Bhatia, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2026
  • More than six weeks later, authorities are still investigating and have given no public indication that a crime occurred.
    — Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of investigating
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  • McIntire has made her mark for reimagining legendary stories through a new lens.
    — Todd Spangler, Variety, 15 Aug. 2026
  • These dietary shifts have pushed restaurant brands to get creative, reimagining the classics through this lens.
    — Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of reimagining
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  • A lot of effort went into researching different mystical, strange calligraphy and all kinds of diagram stuff that are in that.
    — Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Players ruthlessly compete for victory points derived from controlling systems, building specific structures, discovering artifacts, and researching scientific innovations.
    — Alan Bradley, Space.com, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of researching
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  • Ideal for exploring our own solar system, the Celestron PowerSeeker 80EQ comes with 20mm and 4mm eyepieces, a 3x Barlow lens, a German equatorial mount, finderscope and Starry Night astronomy software.
    — Chris McMullen, Space.com, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Consequently, more organizations are exploring a similar strategy by incorporating AI tools alongside traditional staffing.
    — Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of exploring
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