as in explored
to search through or into
researched the public record for more information about her great-grandparents
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Recent Examples of researched
Hours before carrying out the Bourbon Street massacre, investigators say, Jabbar researched the deadly Christmas market attack in Germany.
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Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 13 May 2026
Neuroscientist Mithu Storoni has researched how and when our brains are the most creative and truly productive at knowledge work.
—Harvard Business Review, 13 May 2026
That could be a concern, agrees Steven Beissinger, a conservation biologist at the University of California, Berkeley who has researched the use of captive populations in managing wild, endangered ones.
—Nell Greenfieldboyce, NPR, 7 May 2026
The series, researched and written by editorial writer Jane Healy, earned the Sentinel the first Pulitzer Prize in the newspaper’s long history.
—Stephen Hudak, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 May 2026
This virtuosically researched book weaves together Nović’s own history with that of the disability rights movement in America (among others).
—Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 Apr. 2026
The club researched potential sites around seven years ago and looked again in 2023, but land is not cheap in the south east of England.
—Charlotte Harpur, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2026
Like the rest of women’s health, female athletes are under-researched and have had training and recovery protocols that were built for male athletes.
—Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 29 Apr. 2026
In general, these types of radio soaps are usually well-researched during the development phase, taking into account the local context, pretesting storylines and scripts, and getting feedback from listener forums.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 Apr. 2026
Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 13 May 2026
Neuroscientist Mithu Storoni has researched how and when our brains are the most creative and truly productive at knowledge work.
—Harvard Business Review, 13 May 2026
That could be a concern, agrees Steven Beissinger, a conservation biologist at the University of California, Berkeley who has researched the use of captive populations in managing wild, endangered ones.
—Nell Greenfieldboyce, NPR, 7 May 2026
The series, researched and written by editorial writer Jane Healy, earned the Sentinel the first Pulitzer Prize in the newspaper’s long history.
—Stephen Hudak, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 May 2026
This virtuosically researched book weaves together Nović’s own history with that of the disability rights movement in America (among others).
—Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 Apr. 2026
The club researched potential sites around seven years ago and looked again in 2023, but land is not cheap in the south east of England.
—Charlotte Harpur, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2026
Like the rest of women’s health, female athletes are under-researched and have had training and recovery protocols that were built for male athletes.
—Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 29 Apr. 2026
In general, these types of radio soaps are usually well-researched during the development phase, taking into account the local context, pretesting storylines and scripts, and getting feedback from listener forums.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for researched
Verb
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Composers from nineteen countries, ranging from Cuba and Brazil to Japan and South Korea, communally explored an inexhaustible continent of sound.—
Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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Cars are banned, so visitors get around on foot or by golf cart; however, the island is arguably best explored by boat.—
Nicky Swallow,
Travel + Leisure,
17 May 2026
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The incident is being investigated.—
Raven Brunner,
PEOPLE,
17 May 2026
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When asked about reports that the bus had stopped on the railway tracks and that the barriers, used to keep motorists away from the tracks when the trains are passing, may not have lowered properly, Siripong said the matter still needs to be investigated.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 May 2026
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Defendants’ needs vary, and any diagnosis made by the psychologist who examined Rodriguez-Singh on March 26 has not been made public because the resulting psychiatric evaluation report was filed under seal.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 May 2026
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His most recent drama, Evil Does Not Exist, examined the natural world as besieged by modern industry.—
David Canfield,
HollywoodReporter,
14 May 2026
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“Researched.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/researched. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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