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
  • Food safety experts say investigations into outbreaks like this often trace contamination back to farms and water sources long before products reach restaurants.
    — Eric Henderson, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026
  • His work pioneered investigations into innovative approaches targeting cancer stem cells and integrative oncology.
    — Tanya Benedicto Klich, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of investigations
Noun
  • Much existing research has had to rely on estimating which tasks could potentially be accomplished by AI, or indirect surveys rather than actual spending or usage records.
    — Sebastian Herrera, Fortune, 8 Aug. 2026
  • The committee’s valuations rest heavily on surveys in which surgeons estimate their own operating time.
    — Geri Stengel, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 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
  • Supplemental questionnaires are add-on forms sometimes included as part of the application process.
    — Amy Lindgren, Twin Cities, 25 July 2026
  • Participants answered the same questionnaires five times over the following year.
    — Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 22 July 2026
Definition of questionnaires
Noun
  • Hong is the frontrunner for the Democratic nomination, according to recent polls.
    — Conor Murray, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Other recent polls have also given Talarico the edge over Paxton, including a Fox News poll that gave Talarico a three point lead.
    — Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of polls
Noun
  • Lee says Carl Jung’s explorations of a person’s darker urges, hidden side and projection directly influenced the writing, especially when confronting those aspects in Lee himself.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2026
  • His explorations of being poor, marginal, and stereotyped took many forms, including drawing and painting, which are the focuses of a posthumous exhibition of his work at the Drawing Center.
    — Coco Fusco, The New York Review of Books, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of explorations
Noun
  • Becoming a therapist requires years of education, supervised practice, licensing examinations and often substantial student debt.
    — Wayne Lonstein, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • A number of projects deal with themes of displacement, migration and belonging, while examinations of aging and later life stages are also among the films receiving grants.
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of examinations
Noun
  • Rubiano, who will be the biennial’s curator of public programs and outreach, is the director of humanities and literary studies at Jorge Tadeo Lozano University.
    — News Desk, Artforum, 3 Aug. 2026
  • She was born and raised in Rockland County, New York, and graduated from Binghamton University with a double major in comparative literature and Judaic studies.
    — Lois K. Solomon, Sun Sentinel, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of studies
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