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Investigating

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v. Present participle of investigate.

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n. the work of inquiring into something thoroughly and systematically.

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n. the work of inquiring into something thoroughly and systematically

Word Usage

"Though he shot films in Boston, Chicago, Toronto, London, Paris, and in Texas, New Mexico and Louisiana but never in Hollywood, Lumet made his name investigating the rough edges of the city he grew up and old in."

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

work

Hyponym

examination count analysis research numeration

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

investigation

Verb Stem

investigate