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[ noun ] an inquiry into unfamiliar or questionable activities

Synonyms

investigation probe

Examples

"there was a congressional probe into the scandal"

Used in print

(Tristram P. Coffin, "Folklore in the American Twentieth...)

To both the amateur and the commercial progandist the analyst lacks a soul , lacks appreciation with his endless probings and classifications .

Related terms

inquiry investigate

2
[ adjective ] diligent and thorough in inquiry or investigation

Examples

"a probing inquiry" "a searching investigation of their past dealings"

Related terms

inquiring

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