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to search through or into
experts investigating new ways of dealing with the problem
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Recent Examples of investigated
The Santa Monica Pier was temporarily evacuated on Saturday afternoon as police investigated what was determined to be a non-credible bomb threat.
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Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 5 Apr. 2026
The cause of the crash is being investigated.
—Timia Cobb, Dallas Morning News, 5 Apr. 2026
The famed African American journalist investigated lynchings across the South and wrote about the savage incidents that the white press had already explained away.
—Case Thorp, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Apr. 2026
The case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation with assistance from the Greenwich Police Department and the New York City Police Department.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 5 Apr. 2026
The 1600 block of North Dixie Highway was shut down for around four hours while BSO homicide detectives investigated the death.
—Sofia Saric, Miami Herald, 5 Apr. 2026
Hayden said that with all shootings involving police, the case will be investigated by his office.
—Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 4 Apr. 2026
Swalwell was not accused of any wrongdoing when the FBI investigated his relationship with Fang a decade ago.
—Perry Stein The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 29 Mar. 2026
The war has been marked by atrocities including mass killings, gang rape and other crimes, which are being investigated by the International Criminal Court as potential war crimes and crimes against humanity.
—Samy Magdy, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2026
Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 5 Apr. 2026
The cause of the crash is being investigated.
—Timia Cobb, Dallas Morning News, 5 Apr. 2026
The famed African American journalist investigated lynchings across the South and wrote about the savage incidents that the white press had already explained away.
—Case Thorp, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Apr. 2026
The case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation with assistance from the Greenwich Police Department and the New York City Police Department.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 5 Apr. 2026
The 1600 block of North Dixie Highway was shut down for around four hours while BSO homicide detectives investigated the death.
—Sofia Saric, Miami Herald, 5 Apr. 2026
Hayden said that with all shootings involving police, the case will be investigated by his office.
—Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 4 Apr. 2026
Swalwell was not accused of any wrongdoing when the FBI investigated his relationship with Fang a decade ago.
—Perry Stein The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 29 Mar. 2026
The war has been marked by atrocities including mass killings, gang rape and other crimes, which are being investigated by the International Criminal Court as potential war crimes and crimes against humanity.
—Samy Magdy, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for investigated
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Wilzig became a dedicated collector, author and lecturer, eventually amassing thousands of pieces that explored human sexuality across cultures and centuries.—
Zachary Bynum,
CBS News,
6 Apr. 2026
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The city has since explored smaller buyouts in places that flood repeatedly, including the Jewel Streets neighborhood, also known as the Hole, at the Brooklyn-Queens border.—
Eric Klinenberg,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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Another, by the Agency for Health Care Administration, examined whether the Flagami house where Rabell lived was an unlicensed elder care facility.—
Carol Marbin Miller,
Miami Herald,
2 Apr. 2026
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OrbDoc, a health care technology company that uses artificial intelligence to create tools for clinicians, performed an analysis for NBC News that examined what hospitals charge uninsured patients for particular procedures compared with what Medicare pays.—
Gretchen Morgenson,
NBC news,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Investigated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/investigated. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
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