investigate
verb (used with object)
to examine, study, or inquire into systematically; search or examine into the particulars of; examine in detail.
investigatory
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a word derived from
investigate.
Example Sentences
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And as Schiltz wrote, the Justice Department “struggled—without success—to identify a single plausible investigatory justification” for its subpoenas.
From Slate ● Jun. 22, 2026
The next day, Fox was called into an investigatory meeting with senior managers and suspended.
From BBC ● Jun. 13, 2026
Paula works as a fact-checker at a New York City newsmagazine, a job chosen, I imagine, to account for her investigatory chops, though not her tendency to put herself in dangerous situations.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 20, 2026
That order prevented the public release of Smith’s investigatory findings.
From Salon ● Mar. 25, 2026
She produced from the depths of her pride the ugly investigatory note of the modern district visitor.
From Ann Veronica, a modern love story by H. G. (Herbert George) Wells
