researches 1 of 2

plural of research

researches

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of research

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of researches
Noun
Melanie Challenger Melanie Challenger writes, researches, and broadcasts on the history of ideas, the history and philosophy of science, and the relationship between humans and the living world. — Literary Hub, 14 Aug. 2026 Decades after researches first sequenced the human genome, scientists throughout the world are still working to understand it. — Gary Skuse, The Conversation, 28 Apr. 2026 Having heard of the fruitful researches carried on by you last year on the hitherto little understood properties of water surfaces. — Mariel Carr, Scientific American, 20 Mar. 2026 The feminine advantage, beginning with the first spoken word, increases with age, according to recent researches in the language development of preschool children, girls being first to employ phrases and using longer sentences. — Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 27 Feb. 2026 In testing the battery using a hot plate as the heat source, the researches connected 10 cells in series and powered an LED light. — IEEE Spectrum, 29 July 2019
Verb
Emmerson Overell researches threats to security at FDD’s Center on Cyber and Technology Innovation. — Mark Montgomery, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Sep. 2026 Jean Wactawski-Wende, PhD, dean of the University of Buffalo’s School of Public Health and an epidemiologist who researches what influences women’s health and led the Women’s Health Initiative (WHI) steering committee. — Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 17 Sep. 2026 Jingdezhen’s Imperial Kiln Institute researches and restores ceramics excavated from an adjacent complex, where pieces for emperors were crafted in kilns whose remains are still visible today. — ABC News, 16 Sep. 2026 Stephan Taylor, a University of Michigan professor of psychiatry, researches the diagnosis and treatment of major psychiatric disorders like bipolar disorder and schizophrenia. — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 9 Sep. 2026 At the Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Marcel Lewandowsky researches what makes a democracy resilient and is the author of the book What Populists Want. — Esme Nicholson, NPR, 4 Sep. 2026 Garden Media researches global consumer trends to predict what will be coming up in gardening, landscape design, and green living, and its 2027 Garden Trends Report just dropped. — Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 3 Sep. 2026 Bernard Koch, an assistant sociology professor at the University of Chicago who researches artificial intelligence, said worries about AI’s impact on people's lives are probably fueling the uproar over data centers and Flock cameras. — Christopher Cann, USA Today, 30 Aug. 2026 The current divide over rent control is to be expected, said Kenton Card, an assistant professor at San Jose State University who researches rent reforms. — Stephanie Lam, Mercury News, 29 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for researches
Noun
  • With many in the party pushing for investigations of potential malfeasance by the administration, party leaders will face tough choices about consequences if those probes do turn up wrongdoing.
    — Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 9 Oct. 2026
  • During the same briefing, the administration also announced investigations into nine universities, including Harvard, Yale, Stanford, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, over alleged misuse of exchange-visitor visas.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 8 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • At its core, the film explores the power dynamics and contradictions that arise from social inequality when people from different social classes live under the same roof.
    — Annika Pham, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026
  • What readers are saying The conversation explores a wide range of perspectives on the death penalty, with many participants expressing strong opposition to it.
    — Megan McArdle, Washington Post, 11 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Inspectors general often conduct informal inquiries into complaints against staffers and many times those inquiries do not result in a full-on investigation, which can result in disciplinary action up to and including dismissal.
    — Matthew Lee, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2026
  • McConnell referred further inquiries about the incident to ICE.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 11 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Democratic California Attorney General Rob Bonta subpoenaed OpenAI on Wednesday as the state investigates cybersecurity incidents involving the AI company and its models.
    — Rena Rowe, The Washington Examiner, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Based in Los Angeles, McMillian investigates the historical and socioeconomic forces shaping American culture, particularly that of the American South.
    — News Desk, Artforum, 29 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Research on hitting objects does not support it as a way to reduce anger, and there are too few studies of screaming to conclude its effects.
    — Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2026
  • There were no cognitive tasks researchers routinely go for in brain studies, but there was a purpose behind this omission.
    — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 10 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • For more on this, check out STAT’s Katie Palmer’s excellent addition to her timely series Paying for AI, which examines how new clinical AI tools influence the affordability of health care and patients’ long-term health.
    — O. Rose Broderick, STAT, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Given how closely the film examines Musk’s ties to the far right, why not explore that incident further?
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • In addition to medical examinations and diagnostic tests, all guests receive classic massages, lymphatic drainage, abdominal massages, and hayflower detox wraps.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Earlier demonstrations erupted over mismanagement of a string of public examinations, and broader youth disenchantment with the authorities.
    — Morgan Chalfant, semafor.com, 7 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Part of it has to do with Tariq, a Pakistani American filmmaker who partially grew up in Texas and has a knack for embedding a dizzying aesthetic into cross-cultural explorations.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Hadrian’s Wall is the place of continuing archeological discovery, even after all these years and explorations.
    — Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 21 Sep. 2026

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