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Recent Examples of Synonyms for investigative
Adjective
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In other words, the Northern Irishman is on another exploratory trip.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Apr. 2025 -
For now, the standalone Reels app remains in the exploratory phase, and Meta has not confirmed any plans to move forward.—
Anisha Sircar,
Forbes,
10 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Researchers have discovered an experimental medication that significantly reduces a cholesterol-like particle that can increase the risk of heart attacks and strokes.—
Shiv Sudhakar,
FOXNews.com,
12 Apr. 2025
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Ringwald on the other hand, thought Claire would have taken her own, more experimental path.—
Rachel Flynn,
People.com,
12 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The team already took a developmental pass-rusher in the first round last year, so the pick could be used more wisely in 2025.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Apr. 2025
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As developmental psychologist Robert Kegan shows in his research on adult development and organizational complexity, leaders sometimes conflate decisiveness with speed.—
Michael Hudson,
Forbes.com,
17 Apr. 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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DuBose denied Libby's motion for a preliminary injunction Friday, ruling the process House Speaker Ryan Fecteau used to impose the sanction reflected the will of the majority of Maine House members.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
19 Apr. 2025
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The issuing of a preliminary injunction comes in a lawsuit filed by a group of unions and retirees in Maryland, which is one of more than a dozen suits to raise alarms about the kind of data DOGE has accessed, and how such data could be used.—
Stephen Fowler,
NPR,
18 Apr. 2025
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“Investigative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/investigative. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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