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. Peter Salama:

   It’s really the detective work of epidemiology that will make or break the response to this outbreak.

2. Peter Salama:

   The detective work of epidemiology will make or break the response to this outbreak.

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. Bruce Aylward:

   You always hear about disease detective work and that is what Ebola is about now.