sherlocks

noun

plural of sherlock
as in detectives
a person not on the police force who investigates criminal or illicit activity or searches for missing persons one of literature's most eccentric sherlocks, Nero Wolfe manages to solve mysteries without so much as leaving the confines of his own home

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  1. detectives
  2. investigators
  3. private detectives
Noun
  • This investigation remains active as detectives continue efforts to determine whether the juvenile or others may be connected to additional incidents.
    — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 26 July 2026
  • The gun violence detectives are investigating the shooting, police said.
    — Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 July 2026
Definition of detectives
Noun
  • The courtroom then heard recordings of Colt’s interview with investigators less than an hour after the shooting.
    — Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 27 July 2026
  • Authorities in California are searching for two 9-year-old children who investigators say were abducted by their father this week, warning there is concern for their well-being.
    — Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 26 July 2026
Definition of investigators
Noun
  • Meanwhile, private detectives probed Hadley’s vulnerabilities as a witness.
    — Heidi Blake, New Yorker, 8 June 2026
  • The trio took the stage at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles as part of a PaleyFest event commemorating five decades of Charlie's Angels, the groundbreaking ABC series that followed a group of female private detectives.
    — Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Apr. 2026
Definition of private detectives
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“Sherlocks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sherlocks. Accessed 31 Jul. 2026.

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