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as in investigations
a systematic search for the truth or facts about something
conducted a study to determine the sleep needs of adolescents
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as in trances
the state of being lost in thought
found her staring at the fire in a deep study
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as in considerations
a careful weighing of the reasons for or against something
the idea is under study by the city council
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as in researches
to use the mind to acquire knowledge
you'll have to study hard and learn all about the Revolutionary War in order to pass the history test
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as in learns
to commit to memory
having carefully studied the document, he could repeat what it said exactly
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as in debates
to give serious and careful thought to
scientists who study the origin of the universe
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Recent Examples of studies
Maggie Penman The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 22 Mar. 2026
Beyond flight testing, NASA plans to conduct community overflight studies, where the aircraft will fly over populated areas to measure how people perceive the reduced noise signature.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 21 Mar. 2026
From a crisp white collar to the maroon Purple Bust (1969), his color palette enhances the monastic quality of these paintings, which nearly double as fabric studies.
—Stephanie Sporn, Vogue, 21 Mar. 2026
Until 2022, animal studies were required for a therapy to be licensed.
—Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 20 Mar. 2026
Some studies have found that nicotine can improve cognitive performance, including attention, memory and learning.
—Devika Rao, TheWeek, 20 Mar. 2026
In research studies, these patterns appear repeatedly across genres and registers.
—Laura Aull, The Conversation, 20 Mar. 2026
Arancibia, a Chicano studies professor and board trustee at Sweetwater Union High School District, drew on decades of community organizing and academic work.
—Walker Armstrong, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Mar. 2026
The crater is still providing new insights every year, so continued studies there are really important.
—Leonard David, Space.com, 14 Mar. 2026
Grace Hase, Mercury News, 22 Mar. 2026
Hopewell Hodges, a researcher at the University of Minnesota who studies the developmental resilience of children, says a child's world is like the rings of a tree, with the child at the center.
—Meg Anderson, NPR, 22 Mar. 2026
The design is based on microfluidics, which studies how fluids move through microscopic channels.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 21 Mar. 2026
Justin Cappos, a professor of computer science at New York University, who studies software supply-chain security, likens the attack to a typewriter hiding a second message in plain sight.
—Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 21 Mar. 2026
But many soon focused on finding new fossil fuel suppliers instead, said Pauline Heinrichs, who studies climate and energy at King’s College London.
—ABC News, 19 Mar. 2026
For decades, Asian American actors struggled to get jobs because they were not considered box office draws, said Nancy Wang Yuen, a professor at Crafton Hills College who studies race and ethnicity in film.
—Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 18 Mar. 2026
For decades, Asian American actors struggled to get jobs because they were not considered box office draws, said Nancy Wang Yuen, a professor at Crafton Hills College who studies race and ethnicity in film.
—Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2026
Wanting to investigate further, Huang reached out to Jacopo Ferruzzi, a bioengineer at the University of Texas at Dallas who studies tissue mechanics, or how biological tissues respond and adapt to physical forces such as compression and tension.
—Miriam Fauzia, Dallas Morning News, 13 Mar. 2026
Noun
Catlin paused her studies to focus on her treatment -- surgery, radiation and chemotherapy.
—Maggie Penman The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 22 Mar. 2026
Beyond flight testing, NASA plans to conduct community overflight studies, where the aircraft will fly over populated areas to measure how people perceive the reduced noise signature.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 21 Mar. 2026
From a crisp white collar to the maroon Purple Bust (1969), his color palette enhances the monastic quality of these paintings, which nearly double as fabric studies.
—Stephanie Sporn, Vogue, 21 Mar. 2026
Until 2022, animal studies were required for a therapy to be licensed.
—Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 20 Mar. 2026
Some studies have found that nicotine can improve cognitive performance, including attention, memory and learning.
—Devika Rao, TheWeek, 20 Mar. 2026
In research studies, these patterns appear repeatedly across genres and registers.
—Laura Aull, The Conversation, 20 Mar. 2026
Arancibia, a Chicano studies professor and board trustee at Sweetwater Union High School District, drew on decades of community organizing and academic work.
—Walker Armstrong, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Mar. 2026
The crater is still providing new insights every year, so continued studies there are really important.
—Leonard David, Space.com, 14 Mar. 2026
Verb
Placing wagers on election outcomes precedes modern-day statistical polling — the first of which was done by Elmer Gallup in the 1936 presidential election — according to Koleman Strumpf, an economics professor at Wake Forest University who studies prediction markets.
—Grace Hase, Mercury News, 22 Mar. 2026
Hopewell Hodges, a researcher at the University of Minnesota who studies the developmental resilience of children, says a child's world is like the rings of a tree, with the child at the center.
—Meg Anderson, NPR, 22 Mar. 2026
The design is based on microfluidics, which studies how fluids move through microscopic channels.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 21 Mar. 2026
Justin Cappos, a professor of computer science at New York University, who studies software supply-chain security, likens the attack to a typewriter hiding a second message in plain sight.
—Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 21 Mar. 2026
But many soon focused on finding new fossil fuel suppliers instead, said Pauline Heinrichs, who studies climate and energy at King’s College London.
—ABC News, 19 Mar. 2026
For decades, Asian American actors struggled to get jobs because they were not considered box office draws, said Nancy Wang Yuen, a professor at Crafton Hills College who studies race and ethnicity in film.
—Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 18 Mar. 2026
For decades, Asian American actors struggled to get jobs because they were not considered box office draws, said Nancy Wang Yuen, a professor at Crafton Hills College who studies race and ethnicity in film.
—Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2026
Wanting to investigate further, Huang reached out to Jacopo Ferruzzi, a bioengineer at the University of Texas at Dallas who studies tissue mechanics, or how biological tissues respond and adapt to physical forces such as compression and tension.
—Miriam Fauzia, Dallas Morning News, 13 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for studies
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Kevin Fox, Minnetonka fire chief, said Johnson was methodical in his investigations.—
Ray Campos,
CBS News,
20 Mar. 2026
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Follow the investigations and see what our journalists uncover in North Texas and across the state.—
Julia James,
Dallas Morning News,
19 Mar. 2026
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Other communities across the country are making the same considerations, as are the Chicago schools and parks.—
Maya Wilkins,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Mar. 2026
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Those are appropriate considerations.—
Allen Buchanan,
Oc Register,
21 Mar. 2026
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Jacob also researches each of the scenes background information, location and props used.—
Heide Janssen,
Oc Register,
15 Mar. 2026
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Adam Rodman, a hospitalist who researches AI programs at Harvard Medical School, discourages people from using AI to triage emergency situations, but says AI can add significant value to a patient's interaction with a human medical practitioner.—
Katia Riddle,
NPR,
11 Mar. 2026
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Brains guiding machines To make the system practical, the researchers built an adaptive decoding model that learns general brain patterns and then adjusts to individual users.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Mar. 2026
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Through archival research, difficult conversations with family, and interviews with numerous surviving people who knew his father (some quite intimately), Junod learns that Lou had many extramarital affairs, including several that stretched on for years.—
Jack Denton,
Vulture,
18 Mar. 2026
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Dallas is $5 million behind on sales tax revenue, adding pressure as the city debates whether to repair or relocate its nearly 50-year-old City Hall.—
Everton Bailey Jr,
Dallas Morning News,
20 Mar. 2026
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Instead, Europe often debates sovereignty while buying dependency.—
Wolfgang Oels,
Fortune,
1 Mar. 2026
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Early veterinary examinations found the animal appears healthy — a remarkable outcome given the circumstances of its trip.—
Hanna Wickes,
Miami Herald,
13 Mar. 2026
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Early veterinary examinations found the animal appears healthy — a remarkable outcome given the circumstances.—
Hanna Wickes,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Trump’s wishes were periodically invoked during the weeks of deliberations and debate about the legislation, including by Persons-Mulicka.—
Anthony Man,
Sun Sentinel,
15 Mar. 2026
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In October 2025, during deliberations over whether to hold another special election or appoint Corpus’ replacement, former Board President David Canepa cited the mounting costs as a factor.—
Ryan Macasero,
Mercury News,
15 Mar. 2026
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Inside his suite, Jed memorizes the code to Roper’s safe, which holds the arms trade certificate, then quietly shares the number with Pine (allowing Burr to access it from the hotel) when the whole group visits a local casino.—
Jake Kring-Schreifels,
Time,
9 Jan. 2026
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