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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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
Research and operational grants poured in; Motherisk’s clinical laboratory expanded its operations, and its counselling center grew to seventy-five staff members, answering an average of two hundred inquiries a day.
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Ben Taub, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026
Juventus have spent the last few weeks making inquiries about other forwards.
—James Horncastle, New York Times, 26 Jan. 2026
Knowledge about you can help form a more effective response to your inquiries.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 25 Jan. 2026
The state police have been known to slow walk formal inquiries to facilitate a trooper’s retirement before a formal inquiry can be completed.
—Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 24 Jan. 2026
Neither Ajayi nor several other officials in the Tax Collector’s Office responded to multiple inquiries made by phone and email on Friday.
—Scott Travis, Sun Sentinel, 24 Jan. 2026
Riu Resorts has yet to respond to our inquiries.
—Janay Reece, CBS News, 23 Jan. 2026
Ban the box laws regulate the timing of inquiries.
—Alonzo Martinez, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
The hospital directed all inquiries to the NYPD.
—Alexandra Koch , Michael Ruiz , Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 9 Jan. 2026
Ben Taub, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026
Juventus have spent the last few weeks making inquiries about other forwards.
—James Horncastle, New York Times, 26 Jan. 2026
Knowledge about you can help form a more effective response to your inquiries.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 25 Jan. 2026
The state police have been known to slow walk formal inquiries to facilitate a trooper’s retirement before a formal inquiry can be completed.
—Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 24 Jan. 2026
Neither Ajayi nor several other officials in the Tax Collector’s Office responded to multiple inquiries made by phone and email on Friday.
—Scott Travis, Sun Sentinel, 24 Jan. 2026
Riu Resorts has yet to respond to our inquiries.
—Janay Reece, CBS News, 23 Jan. 2026
Ban the box laws regulate the timing of inquiries.
—Alonzo Martinez, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
The hospital directed all inquiries to the NYPD.
—Alexandra Koch , Michael Ruiz , Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 9 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inquiries
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State authorities have frequently partnered with the federal government in the past on such investigations and welcome a good-faith partnership in the future, Bonta said.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Feb. 2026
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The Amazon-like company has been subjected to a number of investigations, raids, and inspections initiated by the Korea Fair Trade Commission, the country’s primary antitrust regulator, in recent years.—
David Zimmermann,
The Washington Examiner,
6 Feb. 2026
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Various departments are in the process of preparing their budget requests, Superintendent Dan Bridges said.—
Michelle Mullins,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Feb. 2026
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Hearst Networks did not respond to multiple requests for comment on Hornsby’s exit.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
3 Feb. 2026
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Yet, over a dozen states are moving forward with their own explorations of legality — like treatment for heroin patients or veterans only — or funding research through clinical trials, according to the advocacy group Americans for Ibogaine.—
Logan Smith,
CBS News,
2 Feb. 2026
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At the Four Seasons Resort Bora Bora, overwater bungalows spaced far apart encourage secluded explorations of the land and ocean—lagoon swims, sunset walks, and lazy afternoons.—
Jennifer Flowers,
AFAR Media,
30 Jan. 2026
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Video footage and eyewitness accounts have raised serious questions about the justification for lethal force.—
Dev Patnaik,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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In Minnesota, investigators and journalists have raised serious questions about fraud schemes tied to networks that disproportionately benefited non-citizens, while the families actually paying into the system were left footing the bill.—
Jennifer Nassour,
Boston Herald,
27 Jan. 2026
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Women who brought the lawsuits said the university ignored their complaints and deliberately concealed abuse that happened for decades during examinations at the UCLA student health center, the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center or in Heaps’ campus office.—
Greg Norman-Diamond,
FOXNews.com,
3 Feb. 2026
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Patients accused Heaps of groping them, performing unnecessarily invasive examinations and making suggestive comments.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
3 Feb. 2026
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The 1,200 volunteers canvassing this week are asking a series of questions from standard demographic queries to log age and race, to inquiries aimed at understanding mental health and the various causes that lead to homelessness.—
Claire Wang,
Oc Register,
28 Jan. 2026
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Megadeth was fueled by spite, inspired by speed, and enabled by Mustaine’s preternatural gift for Flying V warfare, as well as his knack for asking provocative economic queries about the salability of peace.—
Eli Enis,
Pitchfork,
26 Jan. 2026
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Gary LeBlanc is president and chief operating officer of EverMe, an app that analyzes and reports on scientific studies about supplements, antiaging techniques and other promises of longevity.—
Sandee LaMotte,
CNN Money,
31 Jan. 2026
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As countless empirical studies have confirmed, MA plans cost taxpayers far more than traditional Medicare despite spending far less on, and delivering worse outcomes for, patients.—
Marianne Pizzitola,
New York Daily News,
31 Jan. 2026
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The science payload to be landed there includes seismometers, a drill to allow emplacement of heat flow and electrical conductivity probes, and instruments to study the magnetic field and surface weathering.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
30 Jan. 2026
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The incident lands as Waymo faces multiple probes tied to school-zone safety.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Inquiries.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inquiries. Accessed 6 Feb. 2026.
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