probing 1 of 2

noun

Definition of probingnext
as in investigation
a systematic search for the truth or facts about something questionings and probings by several committees into the affair

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probing

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verb

present participle of probe
1
as in exploring
to search through or into tabloid reporters who seem determined to probe every detail of the singer's private life

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2
as in searching
to go into or range over for purposes of discovery probing the depths of the undersea trench

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for probing
  1. exploring
  2. searching
  3. inquiry
  4. investigating
  5. examination
  6. examining
  7. exploration
  8. probe
Verb
  • Honda and Nissan have been exploring ways to bolster their partnership, including a merger, Reuters reported last week.
    Kantaro Komiya, Detroit Free Press, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Honda and Nissan have been exploring ways to bolster their partnership, including a merger.
    Kantaro Komiya, The Tennessean, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of exploring
Verb
  • The easiest way to find out if your local Planet Fitness will be on open on Christmas Eve is by searching for your location and verifying the hours posted here.
    Amaris Encinas, The Indianapolis Star, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Here's a look at the treat and some of the other unique cookies people are searching for by state.
    Joyce Orlando, The Tennessean, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of searching
Noun
  • An inquiry from Newsweek to the senators about what specific incidents, reports and/or complaints spurred the letter earlier this year received no response.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 29 Dec. 2024
  • The 14 corrections employees accused of being involved in the attack were placed on administrative leave around the time the death was disclosed amid inquiries by the department’s Office of Special Investigations, the state attorney general and the State Police.
    Ed Shanahan, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of inquiry
Verb
  • The Bridgeport Fire Marshal’s Office, in conjunction with the Connecticut State Police Fire and Explosion Investigation Unit, is investigating the incident, according to Josef.
    Staff report, Hartford Courant, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Tisch, who is in the midst of a cleanup, may also be investigating a crime scene.
    New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of investigating
Noun
  • In Greece and Rome, students wore crowns of rosemary during examinations to improve their memory.
    Nina Foster, JSTOR Daily, 20 Dec. 2024
  • The follow-up examinations of NGC 5084 helped the team see this galaxy and its sideways black hole across a wide range of light wavelengths.
    Robert Lea, Space.com, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of examination
Verb
  • Then, in June 2023, reports surfaced that the committee was re-examining the allegations surrounding the controversial lawmaker after the Justice Department declined to charge him.
    Virginia Chamlee, People.com, 23 Dec. 2024
  • For a year, The Times has investigated this divide around interrogations, examining methods as well as multiple cases involving false confessions.
    Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of examining
Noun
  • If Kessler syndrome becomes severe enough, the phenomenon could potentially limit space exploration activities to some extent by making the launch and safe navigation of spacecraft through the debris field challenging.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 28 Dec. 2024
  • Here, 282 feet below sea level—the lowest elevation in North America—is a vast desert landscape that makes for an extraordinary place for night exploration.
    Nile Cappello, AFAR Media, 27 Dec. 2024
Definition of exploration
Noun
  • The feds declined to charge Gaetz, but his colleagues in Congress launched an ethics probe into the same allegations.
    Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 18 Dec. 2024
  • Stockholm has sent a formal request to China, asking that Beijing cooperate with its probe.
    John Feng, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of probe
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