- past participle of investigate.
- past tense form of investigate.
investigated
Example Sentences
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To understand why this happened, the researchers investigated how the proteins were being regulated.
From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026
Over 50,000 residents were temporarily evacuated as officials investigated the potential for an explosion for days.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
Director of cricket Rob Key investigated the time in Noosa, but denied the team had a drinking culture.
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
In an interview after Fifield’s allegations surfaced, Moraff said it was up to the people of Maine to decide whether he had sufficiently investigated Platner.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026
He investigated it as best he could, though he felt woefully unprepared.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
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