inquiring (into)

verb

present participle of inquire (into)
as in looking (into)
to search through or into the principal inquired into the possibility of holding graduation at a larger hall

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inquiring (into)
  1. exploring
  2. investigating
  3. examining
Verb
  • Situated on Plaça de Catalunya, it couldn’t be better located for exploring the city centre or getting out to other districts.
    — Jaymi McCann, TheWeek, 3 Nov. 2026
  • These requirements suggest that Meta is exploring ways to make humanoid robots easier to interact with in everyday environments.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of exploring
Verb
  • Sheriff’s homicide detectives and crime scene investigators were investigating the man’s death while in law enforcement custody.
    — Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Teams should be able to begin investigating in and around the crater Wednesday.
    — Angie DiMichele, Sun Sentinel, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of investigating
Verb
  • Researchers at Stanford, including Guy Blanc, Jordan Docter, Carmen Strassle and Li-Yang Tan, have also been examining the result.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 7 Nov. 2026
  • That requires testing whether signals have predictive value, examining them together and avoiding automatic conclusions about individual behaviors.
    — Artem Lalaiants, Forbes.com, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of examining
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“Inquiring (into).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inquiring%20%28into%29. Accessed 10 Nov. 2026.

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