as in skeptical
inclined to doubt or question claims
a naturally questioning person, she demands rock-solid proof before she believes anything
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1
as in challenging
to demand proof of the truth or rightness of
the teenager openly questioned the authority of the town's police force to impose a curfew on residents under the age of 18
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as in pondering
to give serious and careful thought to
question your motives before you file the lawsuit: do you really care about the trees, or are you just trying to harass the neighbors?
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as in doubting
to have no trust or confidence in
it was apparent that voters were questioning the President's ability to manage the economy
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as in asking
to put a question or questions to
the press should be allowed to question public officials about any matter of general interest
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as in interrogating
to put a series of questions to
the police questioned the suspect before deciding that there was insufficient evidence to hold him
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as in inquiry
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Recent Examples of questioning
Elizabeth Yuko, Rolling Stone, 7 Oct. 2025
Whitehouse tried to bring the questioning back to suspicious activity around accounts linked to Epstein, and whether Bondi had reviewed Treasury reports on these.
—Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
James Pearce, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
Under questioning by his attorney, Phypers denied all of the claims.
—Kimi Robinson, USA Today, 8 Oct. 2025
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Adjective
Based on the questioning of the six conservative justices, the Court appears poised to rule in favor of Chiles.
—Elizabeth Yuko, Rolling Stone, 7 Oct. 2025
Whitehouse tried to bring the questioning back to suspicious activity around accounts linked to Epstein, and whether Bondi had reviewed Treasury reports on these.
—Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
Noun
Those already questioning the merits of the new signings have short memories.
—James Pearce, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
Under questioning by his attorney, Phypers denied all of the claims.
—Kimi Robinson, USA Today, 8 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for questioning
Adjective
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Burnett urged those who received the calls to stay skeptical of anyone claiming to be a deputy and to not engage in conversation with them.—
David Clarey,
jsonline.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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Some fans accepted the clarification, while others remained skeptical.—
Amber Corrine,
VIBE.com,
6 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Intense Exercise Some doctors recommend avoiding challenging workouts right after getting a flu shot.—
Ashley Wong,
Health,
8 Oct. 2025
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California filed two lawsuits—one challenging the seizure of its Guard units, which an appeals court upheld, and another that led a federal judge to rule the deployment violated the Posse Comitatus Act, which limits military involvement in domestic law enforcement.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Oct. 2025
Verb
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In the book, Keaton reflected on modern standards of beauty, pondering the societal obsession with how things look.—
Emily Zemler,
Rolling Stone,
11 Oct. 2025
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This includes watching the sketches Stiller & Meara performed on countless talk shows, critiquing their respective styles and pondering how much or little from their seemingly candid appearances and interviews was meant to be taken as truth and not performance.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Oct. 2025
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Senior White House officials, Republican operatives, and longtime advisers to the president argue that his record, just nine months into office, is Nobel Peace Prize worthy, despite many privately doubting he’ll be honored on Friday.—
Christian Datoc,
The Washington Examiner,
10 Oct. 2025
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Despite being a gay coming-of-age-show, Boots never shows its protagonist doubting his own queerness.—
Mathew Rodriguez,
Them.,
8 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Donovan isn’t asking Giddey or Kevin Huerter to transform into elite one-on-one defenders.—
Joel Lorenzi,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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Advocates recommend reaching out and asking them to explain the denial.—
Duaa Eldeib,
ProPublica,
7 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The story is wall-to-wall clichés, with the playable bits serving as flashbacks to catch audiences up to the present, where the Marines are interrogating a shady government official about how the world went FUBAR.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
9 Oct. 2025
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Instead of letting our legs carry us aimlessly down the road with our minds interrogating every step, our thumbs pose too simple a question to which our smartphones are pleased to give us too simple an answer.—
Paul Greenberg,
Time,
20 Sep. 2025
Noun
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No other details were immediately available, and representatives for Keaton did not immediately respond to inquiries from The Associated Press.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
11 Oct. 2025
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An email inquiry from the Statesman to an Okland representative was not immediately returned.—
Rose Evans,
Idaho Statesman,
11 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Pyongyang has long been accused of conducting suspicious transfers of goods between ships in the East China Sea, which is bordered by China, the Korean Peninsula, Japan and Taiwan.—
Brendan Cole,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Oct. 2025
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Digital asset treasury companies face SEC and FINRA investigations for suspicious trading patterns around crypto announcements.—
Boaz Sobrado,
Forbes.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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“Questioning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/questioning. Accessed 13 Oct. 2025.
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