as in investigation
a systematic search for the truth or facts about something
I'll have to do some research for this project
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as in to explore
to search through or into
researched the public record for more information about her great-grandparents
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Recent Examples of research
Charles Trepany, USA Today, 4 Mar. 2026
The University of Central Florida is expected to be certified by the Board of Governors as a preeminent state research university later this year.
—Jim Turner, Miami Herald, 4 Mar. 2026
Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 2 Mar. 2026
Take the time to research and shop for rates, lenders and terms now, then, and look into the addition of mortgage points, which can result in an interest rate half a percentage point to a full percentage point lower than what buyers would otherwise be offered.
—Matt Richardson, CBS News, 2 Mar. 2026
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Noun
It's also not approved as standard therapy and continues to undergo research.
—Charles Trepany, USA Today, 4 Mar. 2026
The University of Central Florida is expected to be certified by the Board of Governors as a preeminent state research university later this year.
—Jim Turner, Miami Herald, 4 Mar. 2026
Verb
In a career spanning as long as her title, Halpern has spent 30 years researching the effects of empathy on recipients, citing examples like doctors and nurses on patients or how soldiers returning from war are perceived in social settings.
—Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 2 Mar. 2026
Take the time to research and shop for rates, lenders and terms now, then, and look into the addition of mortgage points, which can result in an interest rate half a percentage point to a full percentage point lower than what buyers would otherwise be offered.
—Matt Richardson, CBS News, 2 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for research
Noun
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The school told the Herald the chat logs are part of an ongoing criminal investigation.—
Claire Heddles,
Miami Herald,
5 Mar. 2026
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The New York investigation comes less than a week after the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services halted Medicaid payments to Minnesota over fraud concerns.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
5 Mar. 2026
Verb
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This, in turn, encourages you to soothe your worries — potentially by exploring them through creative initiatives.—
Tarot.com,
Baltimore Sun,
1 Mar. 2026
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Buoyed by Indian-leaning instrumentation, and a haunting beat-switching production, the Argentine rapper explores themes of life, death and ambition in his freewheeling verse.—
Isabela Raygoza,
Billboard,
28 Feb. 2026
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The seven faculty members and administrators who approved his fall course declined to comment or did not respond to inquiries by the Herald/Times.—
Garrett Shanley,
Miami Herald,
5 Mar. 2026
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Following inquiries from media services asking for further information, the LaSalle Police Service issued a follow-up Thursday.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
5 Mar. 2026
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The county medical examiner was investigating the cause of death.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Feb. 2026
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The work investigates the structural and morphological stability of a state-of-the-art polymeric acceptor (PMA) PY-IT through a range of light-soaking and thermal relaxation measurements.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
28 Feb. 2026
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Genomics studies all of a person’s genes to better understand health and disease risk.—
Rachana Pradhan,
CNN Money,
5 Mar. 2026
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With human civilization still struggling to find our way through our technological infancy, does this new study actually predict humanity’s demise?—
Big Think,
Big Think,
4 Mar. 2026
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The test examined everything from the launch sequence to the deployment and separation of the reentry vehicles.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Mar. 2026
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The senator also challenged how deeply UConn examined Agwunobi’s record running other hospitals in Georgia, Florida, California and Washington state, as well as his brief tenure on the board of WellCare, a Florida company at the center of a massive Medicaid scandal nearly 20 years ago.—
Mark Pazniokas,
Hartford Courant,
4 Mar. 2026
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With a continuous power supply in orbit, this technology could extend the lifespan and range of exploration missions, like future lunar bases and global space internet networks.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Mar. 2026
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Kumo o sagasu is a literary memoir, an illness diary, a lyrical exploration of cultural difference and similarity all in one volume.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Mar. 2026
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That movie, a bracing examination of the psychological toll of motherhood, would go on to wide acclaim and awards recognition, including Oscar nominations for actors Buckley and Olivia Colman, as well as for Gyllenhaal’s screenplay (an adaptation of the 2006 novel by Elena Ferrante).—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Mar. 2026
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To demonstrate the district attorney’s alleged bias, the motion highlighted the examination of witness John Richardson, a Loyola Marymount University student from the Bay Area who was among the 13 arrested in 2024 but later entered a youth diversion program after pleading no contest.—
Ryan Macasero,
Mercury News,
28 Feb. 2026
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