as in investigators
one who observes or studies by close examination and systematic inquiry
medical researchers reported some eye-opening findings on the effectiveness of statins in the reduction of LDL in the bloodstream
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Recent Examples of researchers
Compared to 2024, homicides were down dramatically in Washington (31%), Chicago (30%), New York City (21%) and San Francisco (20%) — leading some researchers to call it the largest one-year drop on record.
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Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2026
The researchers are hopeful that uncovering the processes preceding Alzheimer’s disease could one day lead to new therapies.
—Isabella Backman, Hartford Courant, 6 Jan. 2026
The increase was highest among older adults, as nearly 80% of participants over 70 years old met the obesity mark, the researchers noted.
—Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 6 Jan. 2026
Based on these findings, the researchers developed the MIND diet.
—Dana G. Smith, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2026
Driving collaboration for commercial rollout The researchers also emphasise the need for collaboration across academia, industry, and research institutions.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 11 Nov. 2025
The screening and monitoring period includes detailed sleep tracking, medication adherence and periodic check-ins with researchers.
—Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
For example, advanced typists hammer away at the keyboard at 120 words per minute, but all that finger dexterity still only translates to ten bits per second of information processing, the researchers conclude.
—Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Dec. 2024
Currently, bird flu isn’t spreading from person to person, but researchers and public health officials are tracking and monitoring the human cases — and how they were transmitted — closely.
—Elizabeth Yuko, Rolling Stone, 31 Dec. 2024
Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2026
The researchers are hopeful that uncovering the processes preceding Alzheimer’s disease could one day lead to new therapies.
—Isabella Backman, Hartford Courant, 6 Jan. 2026
The increase was highest among older adults, as nearly 80% of participants over 70 years old met the obesity mark, the researchers noted.
—Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 6 Jan. 2026
Based on these findings, the researchers developed the MIND diet.
—Dana G. Smith, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2026
Driving collaboration for commercial rollout The researchers also emphasise the need for collaboration across academia, industry, and research institutions.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 11 Nov. 2025
The screening and monitoring period includes detailed sleep tracking, medication adherence and periodic check-ins with researchers.
—Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
For example, advanced typists hammer away at the keyboard at 120 words per minute, but all that finger dexterity still only translates to ten bits per second of information processing, the researchers conclude.
—Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Dec. 2024
Currently, bird flu isn’t spreading from person to person, but researchers and public health officials are tracking and monitoring the human cases — and how they were transmitted — closely.
—Elizabeth Yuko, Rolling Stone, 31 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for researchers
investigators
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The investigators and May expressed concern that DeCristo had not addressed her actions.—
Ishani Desai,
Sacbee.com,
8 Jan. 2026
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Parents of students with disabilities have increasingly resorted to filing complaints with the state over their schools’ failure to educate their children, and most of the time, state investigators have agreed.—
Becca Savransky,
Idaho Statesman,
8 Jan. 2026
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“Researchers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/researchers. Accessed 8 Jan. 2026.
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