Thesaurus results for INVESTIGATED

investigated

verb

past tense of investigate

as in explored

to search through or into experts investigating new ways of dealing with the problem

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Recent Examples of investigated Deputies investigated a fatal crash involving two vehicles and a pedestrian early Sunday morning in Volusia County, according to a report from the Florida Highway Patrol. — Felix Rodriguez, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Oct. 2026 Sheinbaum has insisted ever since that the situation had to be investigated to determine whether any crime had been committed. — Mauricio Torres, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2026 Many of the people whom the grand jury investigated have advanced to more powerful jobs. — Christopher Spata, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2026 Last season, he was investigated for having ineligible coaches involved in the Longhorn program. — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Oct. 2026 On October 13, British culture minister Ian Murray told Parliament that the government hadn’t investigated reports of Tulchinsky’s involvement with the Efrat project. — Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 16 Oct. 2026 In recent weeks, several Harris County homicides have been investigated as domestic violence-related. — Tanya Babbar, Houston Chronicle, 16 Oct. 2026 The company took certain systems offline to protect its operations while security teams investigated the problem. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2026 Police say the cirumstances leading up to the crash are still being investigated, but that the driver of the vehicle suffered a medical emergency prior to crashing. — Cecilio Padilla, CBS News, 9 Oct. 2026

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Legacy Effects made full-size physical references, while ILM developed a digital muscle system and explored movements inspired by elephant seals and sumo wrestlers.

— Davide Abbatescianni, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026
Over the past week, Iceland has explored that question not only through another conventional summit, but through a journey from remembrance to dialogue, and from dialogue to responsibility.

— Halla Tómasdóttir, Time, 16 Oct. 2026

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