REINVESTIGATION Synonyms: 42 Similar Words

reinvestigation

noun

as in rehearing

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Recent Examples of reinvestigation The president called for the reinvestigation of all Afghan refugees who entered under the Biden administration. — Boston Herald Wire Services, Boston Herald, 27 Nov. 2025 At first, the news of the Bondi Beach reinvestigation seemed to give Steve and Noone common cause. — Eren Orbey, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025

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Noun

The deadline to seek a rehearing passed last week without the administration filing a request.

— Paloma Chavez, PEOPLE, 7 Aug. 2026
Requests for a rehearing are rarely granted.

— Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 5 May 2026

Definition of rehearing

Noun

Together, the setbacks also highlight a broader challenge for Taiwan, which is developing a layered defense system while drone technology evolves faster than traditional military procurement programmes can adapt.

— Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 16 Aug. 2026
With just four games of their regular season remaining, their challenge for the promotion play-offs seemed to be slipping away without much of a fight.

— Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of challenge

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The propensity to serve, per the Pentagon's own survey data, broadly aligns with federal data tracking the youth unemployment rate.

— Steven Beynon, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026
In a hypothetical head-to-head matchup as seen in a survey from the University of North Florida, Donalds is leading Jolly by 5 points.

— David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of survey

Noun

Los Angeles is an ideal locale for such soul-searching, and being a stranger in a strange land — who finds other strangers there, too — forms a poignant, effective allegory (that’s also graciously restrained).

— Ben Travers, IndieWire, 7 Aug. 2026
While resilience was the catchphrase of the first quarter among bank CEOs, the latest blowout quarter may be prompting a bit of soul-searching.

— Diane Brady, Fortune, 16 July 2026

Definition of soul-searching

Noun

From there, Crawford will send the family a design questionnaire asking about their favorite colors, scents and everything in between.

— Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Aug. 2026
Costa and her colleagues examined the answers of 200 adult participants who filled out a questionnaire that was specifically designed to measure psychopathic traits.

— Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 13 Aug. 2026

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