as in exploring
to search through or into
researched the public record for more information about her great-grandparents
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Recent Examples of researching
One such project last year, which saw Biocore and Exos experts researching how cleats and surfaces interact to determine what elite football players need to perform at their best, got the ball rolling toward an acquisition, according to leaders on both sides of the deal.
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Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 30 Oct. 2025
BestReviews spends thousands of hours researching, analyzing and testing products to recommend the best picks for most consumers.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2025
Colfax used to be a dusty western stretch, too, with Barber researching stories of Wyatt Earp, Bat Masterton and Doc Holiday congregating at Colfax Avenue and Broadway, and Masterson getting run out of a town by a rival.
—John Wenzel, Denver Post, 22 Oct. 2025
Your laptop buyers, your furniture shoppers, your customers researching the perfect gift aren’t browsing product grids anymore.
—Fayez Mohamood, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2025
Was researching the book tricky, given the bias of many sources?
—Julia Gaffield, The Conversation, 15 Oct. 2025
Additionally, practicing interview skills and researching potential employers can give job seekers a competitive edge when hiring does accelerate.
—Jack Kelly, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
She’s spent over five years researching, reporting on, and writing about the beauty industry for publications like Martha Stewart Living, Martha Stewart Weddings, InStyle, and Byrdie.
—Claire Sullivan, WWD, 2 Jan. 2025
Chisholm’s aunts were researching the teams and who might pick him.
—Joe Smith, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 30 Oct. 2025
BestReviews spends thousands of hours researching, analyzing and testing products to recommend the best picks for most consumers.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2025
Colfax used to be a dusty western stretch, too, with Barber researching stories of Wyatt Earp, Bat Masterton and Doc Holiday congregating at Colfax Avenue and Broadway, and Masterson getting run out of a town by a rival.
—John Wenzel, Denver Post, 22 Oct. 2025
Your laptop buyers, your furniture shoppers, your customers researching the perfect gift aren’t browsing product grids anymore.
—Fayez Mohamood, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2025
Was researching the book tricky, given the bias of many sources?
—Julia Gaffield, The Conversation, 15 Oct. 2025
Additionally, practicing interview skills and researching potential employers can give job seekers a competitive edge when hiring does accelerate.
—Jack Kelly, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
She’s spent over five years researching, reporting on, and writing about the beauty industry for publications like Martha Stewart Living, Martha Stewart Weddings, InStyle, and Byrdie.
—Claire Sullivan, WWD, 2 Jan. 2025
Chisholm’s aunts were researching the teams and who might pick him.
—Joe Smith, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for researching
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In Ibadan, the biennial activates the New Culture Studio designed by Demas Nwoko (1970), exploring urban and architectural dimensions of confinement.—
PhotoVogue,
Vogue,
25 Oct. 2025
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This striking Spanish Revival landmark, dating back to 1928, makes the perfect base for exploring all the above and much more.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
24 Oct. 2025
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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is investigating Rojas' death, per Fox 10.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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By studying these molecules and investigating why the tomatoes have reverted to ancient genes, scientists could design better crops for eating, stronger pesticides or even medicine, Jozwiak said.—
Taylor Nicioli,
CNN Money,
30 Oct. 2025
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The journalist Beth Macy, who in her previous books chronicled the widening fissures in American society by examining the opioid crisis and the aftereffects of globalization, grew up there.—
Alex Kotlowitz,
The Atlantic,
29 Oct. 2025
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More than 100 investigators have been involved in the manhunt, and authorities were able to track down the individuals after analyzing more than 150 DNA samples and examining several items the group left behind, such as gloves, a helmet and high-vis jackets left at the scene.—
Saskya Vandoorne,
CNN Money,
29 Oct. 2025
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“Researching.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/researching. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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