Thesaurus results for INVESTIGATES

investigates

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present tense third-person singular of investigate

as in explores

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

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Recent Examples of investigates ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. — Perla Trevizo, ProPublica, 3 July 2026 The Office for Civil Rights, which has been thinned by mass layoffs, investigates complaints of discrimination at the nation’s schools and universities. — Annie Ma, Chicago Tribune, 16 June 2026 Around 4,200 tonnes of textile waste were found, according to OLAF, which investigates fraud against the EU budget. — Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 26 June 2026 To understand why men might have adopted a clothing system that prioritized plainness and conformity over color and change, this book investigates the gradual crystallization of this civic uniform of masculinity. — Literary Hub, 25 June 2026 The office investigates complaints filed by students, parents and advocacy groups alleging civil rights violations at schools, colleges and universities that receive federal money. — Alia Wong, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2026 In addition to reckoning with conspicuous consumption, my novel also investigates what life looks like for the Anderson women when the perennially absent Alan becomes an always-there man. — Courtney Maum, PEOPLE, 19 June 2026 The Sheriff’s Office is handling the investigation under a reciprocal agreement with San Diego police, so neither department investigates its own officers or deputies in on-duty shootings. — Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 June 2026

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The book-length poem, set at a private party, explores the decadent lifestyles associated with the movie industry in California in the 1920s.

— Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 5 July 2026
For every exhibition, book, and article that explores a sliver of our history, there are millions of stories that are not yet written—or that are still waiting for enough evidence to put together.

— Lonnie G. Bunch III, The Atlantic, 4 July 2026

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Mathias Fuelling examines the impact of Vasily Grossman’s writing, in the Soviet Union and beyond.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 July 2026
Commissioned in 2023, the Alameda County Reparations Commission’s report examines the historical and ongoing effects of racial discrimination against the Black population.

— Chase Hunter, Mercury News, 1 July 2026

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