interrogations

noun

plural of interrogation
as in questionings

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  1. investigations
  2. surveys
  3. inquisitions
  4. questionnaires
  5. polls
  6. explorations
  7. examinations
  8. studies
Noun
  • Federal agencies coordinate enforcement The task force will coordinate criminal investigations and civil enforcement involving SI across the Justice Department.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Rolón has ordered three criminal investigations into the Ueno Bank crisis, including claims involving Peña and other current and former government officials, the prosecutor's office said Thursday.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of investigations
Noun
  • Fiber consistently comes out on top in our customer satisfaction surveys, so why settle for second best?
    — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Some candidates ran on Medicare-for-all, a national health insurance plan, which has become increasingly popular in public opinion surveys.
    — Selena Simmons-Duffin, NPR, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of surveys
Noun
  • 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
Definition of inquisitions
Noun
  • For more information about who is on your ballot, check out a Tarrant County sample and the Star-Telegram candidate questionnaires.
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Nov. 2026
  • There are also a number of questionnaires that are thought to measure a person’s capacity to engage in the process.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of questionnaires
Noun
  • Kitchens and Freeder said message polls are legitimate tools for campaigns to craft their arguments.
    — Rafael Olmeda, Sun Sentinel, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Voters in several polls during the campaign identified corruption among their top issues.
    — Mike Catalini, Los Angeles Times, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of polls
Noun
  • Academic explorations of how religious belief might influence attitudes to potential alien life are spotty at best, but that dearth of research could change.
    — Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 29 Oct. 2026
  • New explorations such as the British Library’s exhibit are providing fresh insights about the adventure-seeking woman who kept pace with the radical change in her lifetime, from 1890 to 1976.
    — Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of explorations
Noun
  • The measure does not specify which examinations or tests providers must use.
    — Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Bible says the remains will be reburied immediately after the examinations, adding that results from the testing could take six to nine months.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of examinations
Noun
  • Some especially busy professors might publish a dozen or more studies a year.
    — TODD WALLACK THE WASHINGTON POST, Arkansas Online, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Key Takeaways Research on drinking water and temperature involves older studies and small sample sizes, so more study is needed.
    — Carrie Madormo, Verywell Health, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of studies
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