Thesaurus results for SLEUTH

sleuth

noun

ˈslüth

as in detective

a person not on the police force who investigates criminal or illicit activity or searches for missing persons the popular TV sleuth lives a much more action-packed life than do his real-world counterparts

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Recent Examples of sleuth The inaugural novel introduces readers to the heroine at the center of the series, budding sleuth Precious Ramotswe who sets about establishing a detective agency in her hometown on the edge of the Kalahari desert in Botswana. —

Christine Pride, SELF, 25 Sep. 2024 But there were also other things that threw these sleuths off the trail. —

Katie Hafner, Scientific American, 19 Sep. 2024 But the piecemeal allegations leveled in the criminal and civil cases stopped short of answering an essential question that’s been hinted at by attorneys, investigators and internet sleuths: Who else was involved? —

Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2024 This summer, internet sleuths discovered a possible new Kit Kat shape for the holiday season. —

Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 21 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for sleuth