Thesaurus results for INVESTIGATIONS

investigations

noun

plural of investigation

as in inquiries

a systematic search for the truth or facts about something officials launched an extensive investigation of the plane crash

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Recent Examples of investigations The deadly flash flood in Nepal on Wednesday was likely caused by a huge chunk of a glacier that broke off and temporarily dammed a river, according to preliminary investigations by scientists. — Sibi Arasu, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026 One of the defining conflicts of his early presidency was with Attorney General Porras, whose Public Ministry had pursued investigations against Semilla before and after the 2023 election. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Aug. 2026 Gonzalez said investigative procedures do not change because a suspect is a juvenile and that detectives complete their investigations and submit cases to the appropriate prosecutor for consideration. — Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 27 Aug. 2026 These investigations allowed researchers to trace how the ceramics were produced and compare them with examples found elsewhere. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 26 Aug. 2026 The California Department of Industrial Relations has tapped the state’s workers’ compensation fund to pay for internal investigations of its employees, a practice critics say violates state law restricting how that money can be spent. — Joe Rubin, Sacbee.com, 26 Aug. 2026 Initial investigations began in 2014, when archaeologists at the University of South Carolina (USC) collaborated with the Muscogee Nation to collect 31 pottery shards from the Etowah mounds. — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 26 Aug. 2026 In that memo, Colby wrote that maintaining 35% of CHMR would address investigations into civilian harm, reports to Congress and payments to those harmed. — Megan Rose, ProPublica, 25 Aug. 2026 There are several suburbs, including Itasca and Joliet, that have ongoing police investigations into officers accused of misusing Flock cameras for personal use. — Charlie De Mar, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026

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Rocket Mortgage uses hard credit inquiries for its pre-approvals, which can temporarily decrease your credit score.

— Dan Simms, USA Today, 30 Aug. 2026
An operational headquarters has been established in Dmytrivka to handle inquiries from local residents, with hot meals and psychological support available, according to Tkachenko.

— Jon Haworth, ABC News, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of inquiries

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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
Numerous pieces of evidence were submitted to forensic laboratories, and some examinations required significant time before investigators could take additional steps, according to the department.

— Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 25 Aug. 2026

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Dow Gardens—a 110-acre botanical garden with walking paths and guided nature explorations—is here.

— Amelia Mularz, Architectural Digest, 20 Aug. 2026
The hotel is five miles from the Great Basin National Park entrance, and within 60 miles of Ely—an easy distance for daytime explorations through town.

— Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of explorations

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The article criticizes the lack of comparative studies showing firms implementing these remedies outperform similar ones that don't.

— Steve Denning, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2026
And so can this actually make a meaningful difference, or is that Medicaid money that is going to be no longer going, flowing to those hospitals, is that going to make this all offset like some of those studies?

— Dana Taylor, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of studies

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But Ossoff has also dedicated much of his Senate investigative focus to bipartisan probes on more staid topics like abuse in the foster care system, prison conditions and maternal mortality.

— Sam Gringlas, NPR, 27 Aug. 2026
As part of the probe, the staff members lost their security clearances and access to their work devices, which is common practice in internal probes, the officials said.

— Nicole Sganga, CBS News, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of probes

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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, 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

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