Thesaurus results for DETECTIVE

detective

noun

as in investigator

a person not on the police force who investigates criminal or illicit activity or searches for missing persons the code used by the serial killer in his letters to the police was actually cracked by an amateur detective

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Recent Examples of detective That decision amounted to detectives intentionally omitting the information to the judge for her determination of probable cause, and should disqualify some evidence, Taylor said. —

Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 11 Feb. 2025 Homicide detectives and crime scene investigators were interviewing witnesses and collecting evidence and any possible surveillance video to determine what led up to shots being fired. —

Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 10 Feb. 2025 Anyone with information is asked to call homicide detectives at (816) 234-5043 or through the TIPS hotline anonymously at (816) 474- TIPS. —

Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 2 Feb. 2025 The detective suffered head injuries, and his K-9 partner, Roxi, sustained life-threatening injuries, according to investigators. —

Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 31 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for detective