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 The researchers investigated whether certain conditions could overcome this obstacle. — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 25 Oct. 2026 But his experience of being investigated over an unproven allegation has already created fear in the department. — Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 25 Oct. 2026 So many themes related to the Tylenol poisonings seemed to emerge as Cooper investigated Betkowski’s life, but no direct evidence materialized to link him to the crime or place him in Chicago during the time of the poisonings. — Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026 In a statement Friday, Meghan addressed the report that her father was being investigated. — Freddie Clayton, NBC news, 24 Oct. 2026 The girl was from Fort Wayne, according to the Fort Wayne Police Department, which investigated her death. — ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026 Meghan said she had been given assurances that the allegations were being investigated. — Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2026 Murat’s business associate, Sergey Malinka, was investigated but not considered a suspect. — Frannie Comstock, Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Oct. 2026 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

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The historic center’s many sights can easily be explored on foot from the property.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Oct. 2026
Yahoo reported that media entities like Amazon have been explored as possible TV partners by schools considering going independent.

— Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2026

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Generally, most households struggled more financially during the period examined, regardless of political representation, as median costs rose by 33 percent, while median incomes rose only 28 percent.

— Amy L. Wong, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2026
To determine whether Decipher could help guide that decision, researchers examined test scores from more than 27,000 patients in real-world data and 401 men with non-metastatic prostate cancer who had participated in the STAMPEDE abiraterone trial.

— Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 26 Oct. 2026

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