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sleuthing::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | detecting, detection, detective work |
| Type of | police investigation, police work |
| Derivation | sleuth |
Examples of sleuthing
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Small Talk's pre-interview sleuthing also threw up some critical contradictions.
From the guardian.co.uk
He was nabbed by a combination of space-age sleuthing and old-fashioned legwork.
From the time.com
Her sleuthing includes pulling out drawers to inspect the carcass for dovetails.
From the sacbee.com
She wants Gregory, and his friend and detective Sam Purdy, to do some sleuthing.
From the denverpost.com
The first sleuthing step was writing firms to ask if they routinely spin shares.
From the time.com
Robson Green is the mordant inspector sleuthing the U.K.'s most heinous crimes.
From the time.com
Do some sleuthing as you continue to encourage him to step out of the doldrums.
From the sltrib.com
Regulators and prosecutors will not provide details about sleuthing techniques.
From the economist.com
After doing a little sleuthing, I've learned that a happy ending is on the way.
From the pogue.blogs.nytimes.com
- A detective who follows a trail
- Spy: watch, observe, or inquire secretly
- (sleuthing) detection: a police investigation to determine the perpetrator; "detection is hard on the feet"
- Sleuth is the 1972 film adaptation of the Tony Award-winning play of the same title by British playwright Anthony Shaffer. The screenplay was adapted by Shaffer. Directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz, the film stars Laurence Olivier and Michael Caine.
- Sleuth is a text-based "whodunit" computer-game created by Eric N. Miller of Norland Software. It was first released in 1983. When the game starts, a murder has just been committed. The object of the game is to solve the murder mystery by examining the house and talking to its occupants. ...
- The Mickey Mouse Universe (not an official term used by The Walt Disney Company) is the setting where Mickey Mouse and his supporting cast live.
- Sleuth is a 1970 play written by Anthony Shaffer. The play is set in the Wiltshire, England manor house of Andrew Wyke, an immensely successful mystery writer. His home reflects Wyke's obsession with the inventions and deceptions of fiction and his fascination with games and game-playing. ...
- Sleuth is a digital cable television network with programming dedicated to the crime and mystery genres. It is owned and operated by NBC Universal and is the fourth latest addition to their line up of digital cable TV channels (after The Weather Channel, Oxygen and Chiller). ...
- The Sleuth is a 1925 silent comedy film starring Stan Laurel.
