inquiries

noun

plural of inquiry
1
as in investigations
a systematic search for the truth or facts about something an inquiry into the origins of the universe

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2
as in requests
an act or instance of asking for information one student made a hesitant inquiry about the assignment

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Recent Examples of inquiries Avoid applying for new credit Hard inquiries on your credit report affect your score and can negatively influence a mortgage lender's decision. — Deane Biermeier, USA Today, 14 Aug. 2026 Cambridge, under pressure to explain his hiring, has opened inquiries into Arday’s qualifications and broader recruitment practices, while stressing that the case should not undermine other staff of color. — Sylvia Hui, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026 Minnesota authorities began criminal inquiries after the killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti, having to fight the federal government to secure the relevant evidence. — New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 13 Aug. 2026 The inquiries come as prediction markets have grown into a multi-billion dollar industry by offering financial contracts tied to everything from celebrity news to when the Strait of Hormuz will reopen. — Bloomberg, Fortune, 12 Aug. 2026 Raskin opened the missive by acknowledging that Paramount has not responded to his four previous inquiries in the past 12 months. — Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2026 The district did not respond to inquiries about any specific policies before publication. — Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 12 Aug. 2026 The Atlanta Police Department referred all inquiries to the FBI. — Cyrus Farivar, ArsTechnica, 12 Aug. 2026 As the Democratic caucus prepares for a plethora of probes, Scharf will be both the legal point man for subpoena fights and, potentially, a direct player in some Democratic inquiries. — Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 11 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inquiries
  1. investigations
  2. requests
  3. explorations
  4. questions
  5. examinations
  6. queries
  7. studies
  8. probes
Noun
  • There are several suburbs, including Itasca and Joliet, that have ongoing police investigations into officers accused of misusing Flock cameras for personal use.
    — Charlie De Mar, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Toxicology tests, which are standard in many death investigations, could take weeks to complete.
    — Holly Yan, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of investigations
Noun
  • Securing passage for Iraqi tankers was also one of Baghdad’s main requests during Iranian parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf’s visit to Iraq, according to IRNA, with Iraq having been hard hit by the turmoil in the waterway.
    — Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026
  • This is the first story in what CBS California Investigates expects to be an ongoing series on the state's LRP system, as public records requests are fulfilled.
    — Julie Watts August 20, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of requests
Noun
  • In a little over a hundred pages, Martin interlaces stark, brooding and intense descriptions of the encounter and her injuries with philosophical, even spiritual, explorations.
    — The Know, Denver Post, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Lee says Carl Jung’s explorations of a person’s darker urges, hidden side and projection directly influenced the writing, especially when confronting those aspects in Lee himself.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of explorations
Noun
  • Confession, but questions remain Precisely what happened after Berezovska, Reut and Zhykovych met by the highway is unclear — each of the two men have given their own version of the story.
    — Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Read on for our answers to these questions, and stay tuned in later this week for our running back, wide receiver and tight end roundtables!
    — Jess Bryant, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of questions
Noun
  • That care included regular examinations, frequent weight monitoring, diagnostic testing, medications, nutritional supplements, supportive fluid therapy and adjustments to his daily routine.
    — Rachel Roberts, Idaho Statesman, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Annual skin examinations may be warranted for all people working on high-altitude flights, and women in those jobs may want to get mammograms earlier or more frequently, Olsen and Karipidis wrote.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of examinations
Noun
  • Google has said its Deep Search feature can issue hundreds of sub-queries for a complex question.
    — Jason Goldberg, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
  • While reviewing Clancy’s cellphone records, her defense attorney pointed to multiple internet searches related to caring for and playing with children, including queries about trampolines and kids’ movies.
    — Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of queries
Noun
  • Pooled records can expose drug side effects, track outbreaks and reveal disparities in care that smaller studies miss.
    — Jennifer D. Oliva, The Conversation, 17 Aug. 2026
  • The studies drawing on medical records of men who were prescribed these drugs, primarily for erectile dysfunction, have shown sizable effects.
    — Will Stone, NPR, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of studies
Noun
  • Cohen was a key witness against Trump at the then-former president’s Manhattan fraud trial, the only criminal case against him that ever went to trial before his return to the White House brought other probes to an end.
    — Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 20 Aug. 2026
  • At the same time, the army declined criminal probes into deadly strikes on aid workers from World Central Kitchen and Doctors Without Borders, fueling criticism that internal reviews fall short of meaningful accountability.
    — Julia Frankel, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of probes

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