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Recent Examples of Synonyms for investigative
Adjective
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Our military health system is conducting an exploratory study to assess the quality and safety of its essential generic medicines.—
Arthur L. Kellermann,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025 -
Other behaviors include what researchers consider as the first evidence of narwhals playing, more specifically, exploratory playing.—
Monica Cull,
Discover Magazine,
28 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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In 2025, Millie Bobby Brown steps up to the mantle to defy internet bullies and keep serving her maximalist, experimental style—in a look indebted to Twain.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
5 Mar. 2025
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In simple terms, today’s technologies are largely experimental, proof-of-concept or prototypes.—
Bernard Marr,
Forbes,
5 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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His evolution under head coach Ty Lue and the Clippers’ developmental staff has continued to impress everyone in the organization.—
Shane Young,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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Still, some developmental work continued as producers worked with non-profits and other non-Broadway League members to stage workshops and readings.—
Caitlin Huston,
The Hollywood Reporter,
27 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Perhaps there is no more probative example of this when the current president would not rule out using American military force to take Greenland and/or the Panama Canal.—
Letters to the Editor,
Orlando Sentinel,
29 Jan. 2025
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Fulbright shepherded the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution through the Senate in 1964, but two years later, his probative hearings helped shift public opinion against the war.—
James Goldgeier,
Foreign Affairs,
14 Aug. 2018
Adjective
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At the beginning of 2024, however, the implementation of SB 323 and SB 528 was held up when a judge in Bozeman, where the median home price now exceeds $800,000, issued a preliminary injunction.—
Patrick Gleason,
Forbes,
1 Mar. 2025
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The preliminary injunction continued to block the pause.—
Kevin Freking,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Mar. 2025
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“Investigative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/investigative. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.
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