Research
Research verb - To search through or into.
Usage example: researched the public record for more information about her great-grandparents
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Synonyms for Research
Scan and research are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Scan" instead the word "Research" as a verb or a noun.
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| good | good research | good scan |
| original | original research | original scan |
| initial | initial research | initial scan |
| proper | proper research | proper scan |
| Other adjectives: accurate, actual, thorough, little, bad, illegal, new, early, experimental, later, basic, recent, medical, genetic, viral, in-depth, biomedical. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- Everything Sensor: The "transcendental radiation" research allows shuttles to scan for things of interest on planets, moons, and asteroids.
Source: Videogame / Alien Legacy -
Usually some form of note would appear to highlight the weakness, although the exact nature of the clue varies from game to game: the first two HOTD games make use of research notes, while HOTD 4 has a PDA scan.
Source: Video Game / House of the Dead -
Enemy Scan: The Research Camera allows you to take pictures of enemies, which unlock various rewards once you gain a certain number of research points (extra damage to that enemy, tonics, etc.).
Source: Video Game / BioShock
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