inquisitions

noun

plural of inquisition
as in investigations
a systematic search for the truth or facts about something there's no need to conduct an inquisition about so trivial a matter

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Recent Examples of inquisitions Conservative influencers are pushing for a return to the dark days of 1950s inquisitions. — Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 6 Mar. 2026 McCullum generally leaves in-match inquisitions to his loyal lieutenants, Marcus Trescothick and Jeetan Patel. — Paul Newman, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inquisitions
  1. investigations
  2. inquiries
  3. examinations
  4. explorations
  5. studies
  6. probes
Noun
  • Even so, should Democrats take back the House next month, Musk would face congressional investigations — and lawmakers would closely scrutinize any attempts to merge his companies.
    — Ashley Gold, semafor.com, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Omar has denounced the investigations as a politically motivated conspiracy against her, and used it to urge supporters to donate to her reelection campaign.
    — Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of investigations
Noun
  • What remains unclear is how much those inquiries overlap, and which contracts, payments or departments are drawing the most scrutiny.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Their content gets attention, their inbox has inquiries and discovery calls get booked.
    — Dr. Sariki Abungwo, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of inquiries
Noun
  • Margaritora, the chief thoracic surgeon at Rome's Gemelli hospital, also confirmed that the nodule was discovered by chance during routine abdominal examinations.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 18 Oct. 2026
  • Margaritora, the chief thoracic surgeon at Rome’s Gemelli hospital, also confirmed that the nodule was discovered by chance during routine abdominal examinations.
    — Colleen Barry, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of examinations
Noun
  • Late last year, Fabscrap released a white paper charting its explorations of pre-consumer waste materials and making recommendations for the industry to embed circularity upstream.
    — Bella Webb, Vogue, 8 Oct. 2026
  • It is expected to bring together his most iconic artworks, while inviting a fresh perspective on the artist’s explorations of mass media, image circulation, duplication, and popular culture.
    — Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of explorations
Noun
  • In an analysis of data from 130 studies involving more than 275,000 people around the globe, most character strengths were associated with greater mental health.
    — Joan M. Cook, Time, 17 Oct. 2026
  • First, is the human superior colliculus organized the way animal studies suggest, with vision concentrated in its upper layers and touch in its deeper layers?
    — Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of studies
Noun
  • The administration has targeted universities across the country with probes and threats to pull federal funding in response to pro-Palestinian protests on campus, diversity initiatives and transgender policies.
    — Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2026
  • The enigma of comets and asteroids lured the world’s space agencies into funding a series of robotic probes to study them.
    — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of probes

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