interrogations

noun

plural of interrogation
as in questionings

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for interrogations
  1. investigations
  2. surveys
  3. inquisitions
  4. questionnaires
  5. polls
  6. explorations
  7. examinations
  8. studies
Noun
  • Countless vigilantes have taken to the roadways armed with trash bags, spray paint, laser pointers, and power drills to render the surveillance poles useless, resulting in arrests and investigations by police.
    — Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 30 July 2026
  • Other chains are also feeling some impact from the outbreak even though they haven’t been named in government investigations.
    — Dee-Ann Durbin, Fortune, 30 July 2026
Definition of investigations
Noun
  • What organizations choose to do with that data, and who is accountable for the decision, is the question the surveys do not answer.
    — Cindy Rodriguez Constable, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
  • For more than a decade, researchers have tracked blacktip sharks along the East Coast using aerial surveys and satellite tags.
    — Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 31 July 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
  • Changes in the brain The research team looked at many measures of impact, including questionnaires, clinical assessments and brain scans.
    — Madeline Holcombe, CNN Money, 12 July 2026
  • The news organizations collaborated to create questionnaires for candidates in federal, state, county and judicial races to answer.
    — Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 July 2026
Definition of questionnaires
Noun
  • Some polls have shown movement toward greater support for climate action among survivors of climate disasters.
    — Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 20 July 2026
  • Recent polls show that Machado is the only politician whom a majority of Venezuelans support.
    — Stephania Taladrid, New Yorker, 20 July 2026
Definition of polls
Noun
  • Examples range from new film reviews on *Filmspotting* to historical explorations like *Verbal Diorama* on *Die Hard*, and niche genres such as *Every Single Sci-Fi Film Ever*.
    — Frank Racioppi, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
  • Yet while some of the poem’s colorful explorations are lost, Odysseus’s consistent anguish lends the movie a satisfying thematic coherence.
    — Natasha O'Neill, Vanity Fair, 16 July 2026
Definition of explorations
Noun
  • Their demonstrations against malpractice and mismanagement in national college-level qualifying examinations ultimately led to the resignation of the union education minister and sparked hopes of wider reforms in education.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 July 2026
  • The legislation now before Parliament amends a law passed in that same period, intended to deter organized malpractice and protect the credibility of public examinations.
    — Penny Abeywardena, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
Definition of examinations
Noun
  • Adler said studies show that when one partner strangles another, the likelihood of a victim being killed by that partner goes up 750%.
    — Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 28 July 2026
  • Recent clinical studies involving pig kidneys have demonstrated that such organs can function inside human recipients, marking a major milestone for xenotransplantation.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 27 July 2026
Definition of studies
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