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detectives

NOUN

investigator of crime

Synonyms

STRONGEST

agent informer police officer private eye private investigator prosecutor reporter sleuth spy

STRONG

analyst bloodhound bull constable cop dick eavesdropper eye fed fink flatfoot gumshoe nark peeper roper scout sergeant shadow shamus shoofly snoop tail

WEAK

P. I. Sherlock Holmes bird dog plainclothes officer slewfoot

Example Sentences

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Upon further investigation, detectives found that Yang and her husband were under the care of their two daughters, 52-year-old Ingrid Wu and 53-year-old Rebecca Wu.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

Counter terrorism detectives say their investigation is continuing.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

She claimed to detectives that Lady Eleanor Donaldson had witnessed it and walked away.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

Sturgeon was arrested two months later in connection with the inquiry and was questioned by detectives before being released without charge.

From BBC • May 31, 2026

With great effort they transferred the heavy coffin to the cemetery’s central vault, where two Pinkerton detectives guarded the body overnight.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson