as in to explore
to search through or into
experts investigating new ways of dealing with the problem
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Recent Examples of investigate
Several of the unsolved Southern California cases are being investigated in San Diego County, including the fatal shooting deaths of Corneilius Brown in La Mesa in 2021; Lamontee Stevenson in San Diego in 2019; Arthur Jordan in San Diego in 2018; and Gregory Ruffin in San Diego in 2019.
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Gabriel San Román, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2026
This discovery prompted researchers to investigate further and determine the size of the first Roman camp.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 25 Apr. 2026
The police Major Accidents Investigation Unit was investigating.
—Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 25 Apr. 2026
Area Detectives are investigating.
—Elyssa Kaufman, CBS News, 25 Apr. 2026
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Gabriel San Román, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2026
This discovery prompted researchers to investigate further and determine the size of the first Roman camp.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 25 Apr. 2026
The police Major Accidents Investigation Unit was investigating.
—Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 25 Apr. 2026
Area Detectives are investigating.
—Elyssa Kaufman, CBS News, 25 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for investigate
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That’s manifest fabulously well here by Cedric and Santiago-Hudson, with Boyd and Wureh exploring the fate of young women adrift in this landscape and relying on men for an anchor, a rooting that too often proved elusive.—
Chris Jones,
New York Daily News,
26 Apr. 2026
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In September 2025, the City Council voted to explore whether Los Angeles could withdraw all legally allowable homelessness funding from LAHSA and instead contract with the county’s new homelessness department.—
Teresa Liu,
Daily News,
25 Apr. 2026
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The film examines the generation who never expected to become senior citizens in the face of the HIV/AIDS epidemic and decades of oppression, who now find themselves trailblazers again as the first openly LGBTQ seniors.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
29 Apr. 2026
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Engineers will examine the capsule’s heat shield in more detail along with everything else in preparation for next year’s Artemis III docking demo in orbit around Earth.—
Marcia Dunn,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Apr. 2026
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“Investigate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/investigate. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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