investigation
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(noun) the work of inquiring into something thoroughly and systematically |
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Synonyms: investigating |
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Related Words: analysis, calibration, count, counting, detecting, detection, detective work, enquiry, enumeration, examination, inquiry, inspection, numeration, police investigation, reckoning, research, scrutiny, search, sleuthing, standardisation, standardization, surveillance, tabulation, tally, testing, wiretap, work |
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(noun) an inquiry into unfamiliar or questionable activities; "there was a congressional probe into the scandal" |
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Synonyms: probe, probing |
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Related Words: enquiry, inquiry, research |
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