Synonyms for detective work
de·tec·tive work

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1. detection, detecting, detective work, sleuthingnoun

   a police investigation to determine the perpetrator

   "detection is hard on the feet"

   Synonyms:
   spying, sleuthing, sensing, detecting, detection, signal detection, catching, espial, spotting

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1. Diana Dragomir:

   There was quite some detective work involved, and the right people were there at the right time, but we were lucky, and we caught the signals, and they were really clear.

2. Peter Daszak:

   I was really impressed with the detective work he's put in. Everything he says about the Dec 8th case fits with what we experienced in Wuhan on the WHO trip -- there were a cluster of early cases coming into hospitals in late December and clinicians worked back to the presumed date of onset.

3. Brian Gainey:

   In situations like this, where there are so many unknowns, our coordination efforts need to cast a wide and intentional net, it’s a lot of detective work, but it’s all in service to finding these two individuals and bringing them home to their families.

4. Diana Dragomir:

   There was quite some detective work involved, and the right people were there at the right time.

5. Mesa Police Chief John Meza:

   No homicide is too old for us to use additional scientific measures and good old detective work ... and bring this suspect to justice.