Definitions for investigative
-gəˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr iin·ves·tiga·tive

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1. fact-finding, investigative, investigatoryadjective

   designed to find information or ascertain facts

   "a fact-finding committee"; "investigative reporting"

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1. investigativeadjective

   Of or pertaining to investigation; inquisitive; curious; searching.

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1. investigative

   Investigative refers to the systematic process or activity of examining, inquiring, exploring or analyzing something meticulously, with the aim to uncover, discover or reveal unknown or hidden details, facts, data, or information. This term is often used in relation to journalism, research, police and detective work, science, and other areas that require careful examination and study.

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1. Investigativeadjective

   given to investigation; inquisitive; curious; searching

How to pronounce investigative?

1. Alex

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of investigative in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of investigative in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of investigative in a Sentence

1. Xavier Becerra:

   If Facebook had complied with our legitimate investigative requests, we would not be making this announcement today, but our work must move forward.

2. Stephen Moore:

   If my nomination is about my views on the economy and my record on the economy, I'll win 60 votes, if it's about some things I wrote 20 years ago, and there's five full time investigative reporters looking at everything I've written, everything I've ever said, and they'll dig up stuff and people will think I'm some kind of scoundrel. In that case, I'll probably lose.

3. Patrick Gannon:

   We cut theft in those two terminals by 60% because of doing that aggressive investigative work.

4. Paul Spencer:

   But this is a rapidly-evolving situation and it remains an active investigation. Therefore, we are refraining at this time from discussing the evidence collected thus far or about the specifics of this case. We expect there are still several weeks of additional investigative work to do.

5. Charge William F. Sweeney Jr.:

   When the facts presented themselves -- as Mr. Berman hinted at -- through investigative journalist work, we moved on it.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=investigative
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Investigative
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/investigative