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
BestReviews spends thousands of hours researching, analyzing and testing products to recommend the best picks for most consumers.
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Bestreviews,
Mercury News,
2 July 2026
Because this workflow is trained on real data, call center agents can significantly reduce the time spent researching a customer’s issue and the cognitive load required to summarize long-form discussions.
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Forbes.com,
2 July 2026
Screening can include letting a call go to voicemail, and then researching any message left.
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Ella Moore
july 2,
Miami Herald,
2 July 2026
Instead, use this lull in interest rate movement to your advantage by thoroughly researching all lenders and offers to see which one is truly offering the most competitive option.
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Matt Richardson,
CBS News,
29 June 2026
BestReviews spends thousands of hours researching, analyzing and testing products to recommend the best picks for most consumers.
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Bestreviews,
Chicago Tribune,
29 June 2026
Centellian24 comes from a Korean pharmaceutical company that spent decades researching Centella asiatica, so skin recovery is part of the brand’s DNA.
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Christa Joanna Lee,
Allure,
24 June 2026
The family began researching different options before ultimately deciding to install a Stiltz Trio elevator, which could accommodate both Rudy and his wheelchair while fitting within their home.
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Jordan Greene,
PEOPLE,
23 June 2026
Bestreviews,
Mercury News,
2 July 2026
Because this workflow is trained on real data, call center agents can significantly reduce the time spent researching a customer’s issue and the cognitive load required to summarize long-form discussions.
—
Forbes.com,
2 July 2026
Screening can include letting a call go to voicemail, and then researching any message left.
—
Ella Moore
july 2,
Miami Herald,
2 July 2026
Instead, use this lull in interest rate movement to your advantage by thoroughly researching all lenders and offers to see which one is truly offering the most competitive option.
—
Matt Richardson,
CBS News,
29 June 2026
BestReviews spends thousands of hours researching, analyzing and testing products to recommend the best picks for most consumers.
—
Bestreviews,
Chicago Tribune,
29 June 2026
Centellian24 comes from a Korean pharmaceutical company that spent decades researching Centella asiatica, so skin recovery is part of the brand’s DNA.
—
Christa Joanna Lee,
Allure,
24 June 2026
The family began researching different options before ultimately deciding to install a Stiltz Trio elevator, which could accommodate both Rudy and his wheelchair while fitting within their home.
—
Jordan Greene,
PEOPLE,
23 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for researching
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Co-founder and tour guide Hannah Michelle Brower says the tour will be a historical journey exploring passenger pigeons and the Lenape people, as well as looking at how the arrival of European colonizers accelerated commercial exploitation and ultimately contributed to the extinction of the bird.
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After landing in the ancient lakebed Jezero Crater in 2021, the rover has been hard at work exploring, sampling, and collecting information to help scientists put the pieces of Mars' history together.
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The federal government and states have begun investigating pricing strategies that companies report have led to higher profits.
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Human remains were found in the chimney of a public school in Queens, New York, on Tuesday morning while officials were investigating a foul odor, according to police.
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Drill Tech-Obayashi alleges Yuba Water is steering that investigation away from examining its own operational decisions while focusing instead on the contractor’s work.
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The story reported that the victims had completed a safety course, while also examining state requirements and the large share of California boaters who had not.
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