Thesaurus results for RESEARCHES

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noun

plural of research

as in investigations

a systematic search for the truth or facts about something I'll have to do some research for this project

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verb

present tense third-person singular of research

as in explores

to search through or into researched the public record for more information about her great-grandparents

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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

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 With a code of ethics and a membership requirement, the group raised professional standards, Chloe Thurston, a political-science professor at Northwestern University who researches the history of housing, told me. — Michael Waters, The Atlantic, 22 Aug. 2026 Well, her foundation, Yield Giving, quietly researches to find organizations that need donations and that Scott considers worthy. — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 22 Aug. 2026 Chris Minson, a University of Oregon professor who researches how people can adapt to extreme heat and other environmental conditions, said the optimum temperature to run a marathon is about 50 degrees. — Scott McFetridge, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2026

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Noun

Carr has launched multiple investigations of the broadcast networks, but has issued few if any actual sanctions or resolution.

— Ted Johnson, Deadline, 17 Sep. 2026
Some of Meir’s favorite experiments took place in the Life Sciences Glovebox, including investigations involving neocartilage and stem cells.

— Josh Dinner, Space.com, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of investigations

Verb

Hutton thoughtfully explores the gender dynamics of reproductive rights issues by making Val a not wholly unsympathetic middle-woman between the men in power and one of the women impacted by their machinations.

— Emily McClanathan, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2026
But by rooting her tale in Maya’s family ties, the writer-director explores the complicity of well-to-do South Asian diasporas, and the foundations that afford them the luxury of emigrating in the first place.

— Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of explores

Noun

Last month, his companies became the focus of two federal inquiries and a Delaware insurance regulatory review.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026
Cohere received an influx of new customer inquiries after the White House in June put export controls on Anthropic’s advanced AI models.

— Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of inquiries

Verb

In her podcast, Maitlis investigates the accepted timeline of Epstein’s life in Britain, asking whether this earlier chapter was more significant than previously understood.

— Jake Kanter, Deadline, 14 Sep. 2026
ProPublica — This story was originally published by ProPublica, a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power.

— Andrea Suozzo, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of investigates

Noun

Christner studies microorganisms that are able to survive in extremely low temperatures.

— Jonathan Jones, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Since then, studies have found that GHK-Cu stimulates collagen production and other compounds involved in skin remodeling, triggers the growth of new blood vessels and has anti-inflammatory effects.

— Will Stone, NPR, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of studies

Verb

The second study, led by researchers studying data from LRO's Diviner instrument, examines a much larger region around the crater that was physically altered by the impact.

— Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 17 Sep. 2026
His is a war drama that examines themes of trauma, PTSD, family tragedy and, ultimately, forgiveness.

— Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of examines

Noun

The tests included dental examinations, the heart, lungs, and nervous system, as well as blood tests.

— ABC News, ABC News, 5 Sep. 2026
Swelling and spinal shock can cloud the earliest neurological picture, and physicians repeat examinations over time for good reason, as many people once given a grave prognosis go on to recover.

— Daryl Austin, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of examinations

Noun

Her narrative weaves together two genres she has long been known for, crime fiction and science fiction, and continues Mandel's explorations of chaos, identity, impermanence and transcendence.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 Sep. 2026
The day finished with a private ballet class in a rehearsal studio for the daughter with the ballet dancer, to create her own original choreography, inspired by the day’s explorations.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Sep. 2026

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