Thesaurus results for INVESTIGATING

investigating

verb

present participle of investigate

as in exploring

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

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Recent Examples of investigating Hochul has made that argument in defending New York’s law, saying local officers should remain focused on investigating crimes rather than using state and local resources to perform ICE’s work. — María Luisa Paúl, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026 Researchers spent months investigating whether the event could have been caused by a conventional background process. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 1 Sep. 2026 Paxton began investigating the project in March 2025 and sued the developers in December, alleging violations of state securities law. — Asma Uddin, The Conversation, 31 Aug. 2026 The district is investigating the teachers The district reviewed security tapes from the speech to identify teachers who walked out. — Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 31 Aug. 2026 The Missouri Highway Patrol is investigating a Sunday morning police shooting that occurred during a traffic stop in Kansas City’s midtown. — Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 31 Aug. 2026 According to Holtz, detectives investigating the shooting have been focusing on the lower portion of East Main Street. — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 31 Aug. 2026 The Azle Fire Department was on the scene investigating, Azle ISD said in a social media post. — Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Aug. 2026 Marc said the arrival of deportation flights in Cap-Haïtien, where the Haitian police has a limited presence, has created additional challenges for his agency, which is responsible for investigating crimes and processing deportees. — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 25 Aug. 2026

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Viral food trends may offer an easy entry point to exploring a new cuisine, said Shereshewsky, but don’t let that overshadow the history of a dish.

— Rebecca Boone, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026
Yi offers her readers a dazzling cabinet of curiosities, exploring spirituality, desire and the desperate ways people grasp at each other.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026

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One probe is examining the software’s role in several Tesla crashes in fog, sun glare and other low-visibility conditions, including one in which a pedestrian was killed.

— Bernard Condon, Fortune, 4 Sep. 2026
Prosecutors objected to removing anyone, arguing there was no way to determine who was right or wrong without improperly examining the jury’s private deliberations.

— Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2026

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