as in investigation
a systematic search for the truth or facts about something
we didn't want to pry and did as little personal delving as possible
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for delving
Noun
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The public and private sectors must keep funding and extending collaboration in the rapidly changing landscape with research and development and exploration in order to solve the numerous issues that lie ahead and enhance our quality of life and safety.—
Chuck Brooks,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025 -
What no one anticipated, not even Lynch, was how this exploration of Sazz and Charles’ relationship would inject fresh poignancy into Hulu‘s crime comedy.—
Margy Rochlin,
Los Angeles Times,
27 May 2025
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But the teacher who wrote the Sept. 27, 2023, email included student names, and the teacher who wrote the Nov. 1, 2023 email provided student names in response to an inquiry by Williams-James, the two teachers told The Bee.—
Jennah Pendleton,
Sacbee.com,
23 May 2025
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The Oklahoma Department of Education and Walters' office did not respond to an inquiry from USA TODAY.—
Kayla Jimenez,
USA Today,
23 May 2025
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Here's what to know, including how old is too old to be shoveling snow and common symptoms of a cardiac event.—
Amaris Encinas,
USA TODAY,
8 Jan. 2025
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Research shows using a snowblower raises the heat rate to about 120 beats a minute compared with a heart rate of about 170 beats a minute when shoveling, according to the American Heart Association.—
Amaris Encinas,
USA TODAY,
8 Jan. 2025
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The latter two in particular are emblematic of Hayes’ examination of her broader player pool, with both stepping into more important roles given positional absences.—
Jeff Rueter,
New York Times,
1 June 2025
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Closer examination reveals tensions that are more subtle but no less profound.—
Jonathon Keats,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
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More than half of people hit the snooze button, a new study finds, which likely disrupts important, restorative REM sleep.—
Tom Gavin,
EverydayHealth.com,
30 May 2025
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But in 2020, COVID arrived in the U.S., shuttering hundreds of research studies.—
Jon Hamilton,
NPR,
30 May 2025
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The research team includes Della Corte, Tyler Bosler, Cole McClure, Anette E. Buyken, James D LeCheminant, Lukas Schwingshackl and Dennis Della Corte.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
3 June 2025
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An official who works at a research university on the East Coast 🎓 Chilling effect: Schools are scrambling to assess the impact of the Trump administration’s order pausing new visa interviews for international students.—
Daniel Wine,
CNN Money,
3 June 2025
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Yet Bongino's post on X announced that case was part of a new probe.—
Savannah Kuchar,
USA Today,
29 May 2025
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Section 301 allows the president to conduct investigations on trading partners and impose tariffs at the conclusion of the probe.—
David Goldman,
CNN Money,
29 May 2025
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“Delving.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/delving. Accessed 7 Jun. 2025.
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