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
This story was researched and written using a 2016 Trump campaign/Republican National Committee voter dataset obtained by Channel 4 News in Great Britain and shared with the Miami Herald.
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David Smiley, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
The set decorators then exhaustively researched Americana interiors and detritus.
—Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 7 Nov. 2025
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, along with the American Academy of Pediatrics, maintains that the childhood vaccine schedule is scrupulously researched to offer the most robust protection in the fewest amount of shots.
—Erika Edwards, NBC news, 1 Nov. 2025
And that collection of skill sets are really not researched in management like they’re researched in sports.
—Fortune Editors, Fortune, 29 Oct. 2025
Scientists researched the phenomenon for decades without finding a logical explanation.
—Graham Averill, Outside, 28 Oct. 2025
That call is all too real, according to Stephen Schwartz, an independent scholar who has extensively researched the history of America's nuclear command systems.
—Geoff Brumfiel, NPR, 24 Oct. 2025
It's well written and researched by Michael Glasgow and Phyllis Gobbell.
—Keith Sharon, Nashville Tennessean, 21 Oct. 2025
To find out which ones are actually worth it, Glamour editors, contributors, and a team of in-home testers researched and evaluated more than 10 of the most popular ones, taking notes on everything from heat distribution and comfort to ease of use, cleanup, and portability.
—Brigitt Earley, Glamour, 20 Oct. 2025
David Smiley, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
The set decorators then exhaustively researched Americana interiors and detritus.
—Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 7 Nov. 2025
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, along with the American Academy of Pediatrics, maintains that the childhood vaccine schedule is scrupulously researched to offer the most robust protection in the fewest amount of shots.
—Erika Edwards, NBC news, 1 Nov. 2025
And that collection of skill sets are really not researched in management like they’re researched in sports.
—Fortune Editors, Fortune, 29 Oct. 2025
Scientists researched the phenomenon for decades without finding a logical explanation.
—Graham Averill, Outside, 28 Oct. 2025
That call is all too real, according to Stephen Schwartz, an independent scholar who has extensively researched the history of America's nuclear command systems.
—Geoff Brumfiel, NPR, 24 Oct. 2025
It's well written and researched by Michael Glasgow and Phyllis Gobbell.
—Keith Sharon, Nashville Tennessean, 21 Oct. 2025
To find out which ones are actually worth it, Glamour editors, contributors, and a team of in-home testers researched and evaluated more than 10 of the most popular ones, taking notes on everything from heat distribution and comfort to ease of use, cleanup, and portability.
—Brigitt Earley, Glamour, 20 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for researched
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Isola and others explored one such training scheme in a recent paper.—
Ben Brubaker,
Quanta Magazine,
7 Jan. 2026
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Through a series of interviews with longtime KC residents such as Alvin Brooks, Banks explored the history and future of Dunbar, once a vibrant neighborhood.—
Mara Williams,
Kansas City Star,
7 Jan. 2026
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The number of killings investigated last year fell to 67, with 57 of those categorized as murders — excluding cases such as justifiable homicides — a total not seen since 1967, according to data compiled by this news organization.—
Shomik Mukherjee,
Mercury News,
8 Jan. 2026
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The shooting is being investigated by the FBI and the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension.—
WCCO Staff,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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To understand what makes the mRNA shots special, the researchers examined blood and tissue samples and found that the COVID shots appeared to activate the innate immune system — a fundamental, early-warning defense mechanism that alerts other parts of the immune system to prepare for an attack.—
Lisa Jarvis,
Twin Cities,
8 Nov. 2025
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Their study shows that while some planets are destroyed during the early post-main sequence phase, Earth is likely safer than the close-in giant planets examined.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Nov. 2025
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“Researched.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/researched. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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