Thesaurus results for ONCE-OVERS

once-overs

noun

plural of once-over

as in interrogations

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Noun

Omar has been the subject of government investigations for months.

— Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 15 Oct. 2026
At the time, the company had several matters before the government, including investigations into its diversity, equity and inclusion programs, treatment of local broadcast affiliates and Kamala Harris’ appearance on NBC’s Saturday Night Live.

— Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of investigations

Noun

In an analysis of data from 130 studies involving more than 275,000 people around the globe, most character strengths were associated with greater mental health.

— Joan M. Cook, Time, 17 Oct. 2026
First, is the human superior colliculus organized the way animal studies suggest, with vision concentrated in its upper layers and touch in its deeper layers?

— Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of studies

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Late last year, Fabscrap released a white paper charting its explorations of pre-consumer waste materials and making recommendations for the industry to embed circularity upstream.

— Bella Webb, Vogue, 8 Oct. 2026
It is expected to bring together his most iconic artworks, while inviting a fresh perspective on the artist’s explorations of mass media, image circulation, duplication, and popular culture.

— Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of explorations

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To get to the bottom of the mystery of the article’s spurious dating, Cade and a team of researchers from around the globe sifted through historic reports and observations of geomagnetic activity to set the record straight.

— Mike McRae October 15, New Atlas, 16 Oct. 2026
And, based on my observations, some platform algorithms have forced very specific types of creator content formats, producing a formulaic product.

— William Daddi, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of observations

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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

Definition of researches

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Yet Halley's story did not end when the probes passed through its coma.

— Joe Rao, Space.com, 13 Oct. 2026
Kevin Barstow, an attorney at O’Melveny who previously handled probes while working in the Biden White House, said congressional investigators are already laying the groundwork.

— Reuters, NBC news, 13 Oct. 2026

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