Research
Research verb - Inquire into.
Usage example: the students had to research the history of the Second World War for their history project
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Synonyms for Research
Search is a synonym for research in event topic. In some cases you can use "Search" instead the word "Research" as a verb or a noun, when it comes to topics like hunt. popular alternative
Search
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| initial | initial research | initial search |
| proper | proper research | proper search |
| questionable | questionable research | questionable search |
| actual | actual research | actual search |
| Other adjectives: thorough, illegal, new, military, later, further, subsequent, mad, scientific, recent, ongoing. | ||
Common collocations
| house | research house | search house |
| technology | research technology | search technology |
| world | research world | search world |
| ships | research ships | search ships |
Both words in one sentence
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In Sunstone tattoo artist Anne is doing some research into the aesthetics of the BDSM community, typing "BDSM" into a search bar gets the research off to a predictably slow start.
Source: The Internet Is for Porn -
In Nana to Kaoru Nana uses the "Moogle" search engine to do some independent research before Kaoru accepts her apology.
Source: Bland-Name Product - Realizing that this research could take longer than his natural lifespan, Jekyll derails into a search for an "elixir of life", some way of slowing the aging process.
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