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 State officials did not respond to inquiries about shellfish closures as of Sunday evening. — Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 5 July 2026 The Geneva Lake Law Enforcement Agency, City of Lake Geneva Police Department, Walworth County Sheriff's Office and Walworth County did not immediately respond to additional inquiries from Fox News Digital. — Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 4 July 2026 Turkish government and tourism representatives did not respond to inquiries from The Washington Post on Friday. — Hannah Sampson, Washington Post, 3 July 2026 Without control of committee gavels — and the subpoena power that comes with them — legislative inquiries from the Hill minority generally rely on the voluntary compliance from their targets to produce documents or testimony. — Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 2 July 2026 The bank declined to respond to inquiries regarding whether PNC has thresholds for flagging large monetary transactions, especially wire transactions. — Ella Moore july 2, Miami Herald, 2 July 2026 Police said preliminary inquiries found that the boy was home alone before the incident. — Paloma Chavez, PEOPLE, 2 July 2026 At that point, Mills said, Kamlager-Dove’s office submitted inquiries to the Postal Service asking about the reason for the closure and what is being done to alleviate the burden on customers. — Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026 The site said it’s been trying to contact the FBI for the past month to further discuss the matter, but has received no response to its inquiries. — Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 22 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inquiries
  1. investigations
  2. requests
  3. explorations
  4. questions
  5. examinations
  6. queries
  7. studies
  8. probes
Noun
  • The state law enacted in 2021, generally keeps records from those investigations confidential.
    — Ben Wheeler July 9, Kansas City Star, 9 July 2026
  • Kalshi spokesperson Jacki McGavick said the company launched more than 150 investigations into insider trading, blocked more than 100 insider trading moves and referred at least 20 cases to law enforcement in the first quarter of 2026.
    — Luke Garrett, NPR, 9 July 2026
Definition of investigations
Noun
  • Paramount had argued that the requests were irrelevant to the antitrust issues the state is investigating.
    — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 11 July 2026
  • The statement is then added to your file and provided to whomever requests your credit report in the future.
    — Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 10 July 2026
Definition of requests
Noun
  • Pullover styles like the Madwell Scoop Neck Mini Shift Dress in 100% Linen are breathable enough to wear all day long, and transition seamlessly from afternoon explorations to evening aperitivo.
    — Sophie Dodd, Travel + Leisure, 4 July 2026
  • While Smithson and Heizer became synonymous with the movement, Holt produced one of its most sophisticated explorations of our relationship to landscape.
    — Lara Johnson-Wheeler, Vogue, 3 July 2026
Definition of explorations
Noun
  • The State Department did not answer questions about the meeting.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 9 July 2026
  • Subscribers will also be able to interact with The Hill’s journalists and analysts, who will take questions live.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
Definition of questions
Noun
  • Medical consultants and therapists provide cardio and nutritional assessments, deep-tissue massages, facials, and gynecological examinations.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 July 2026
  • Even Advanced Placement examinations—formerly regarded as one of the strongest objective measures available—have become part of this debate.
    — Scott White, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026
Definition of examinations
Noun
  • Publish it in credible external outlets where possible, and track whether your firm appears in AI responses to category queries.
    — Laiba Tariq, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
  • Google also might mix different types of search queries together to hide connections to a sensitive topic.
    — Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 29 June 2026
Definition of queries
Noun
  • Only 13% of it ends up at food banks, according to a 2026 report produced by ReFED, a nonprofit that studies and tries to prevent food waste.
    — John Lowrey, The Conversation, 6 July 2026
  • The American Kennel Club cites studies showing that dog ownership can reduce loneliness, lower stress and improve cardiovascular health.
    — Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 6 July 2026
Definition of studies
Noun
  • The other thing that’s happening is that the federal government is affirmatively blocking state and local investigators from conducting their own separate probes.
    — Hanna Rosin, The Atlantic, 9 July 2026
  • This requires that less than one in a hundred billion stars ever produces self-replicating probes that just do their own thing.
    — Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 9 July 2026
Definition of probes

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