INTERROGATORIES Synonyms: 22 Similar and Opposite Words

interrogatories

noun

plural of interrogatory

as in investigations

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Noun

There are several suburbs, including Itasca and Joliet, that have ongoing police investigations into officers accused of misusing Flock cameras for personal use.

— Charlie De Mar, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
Toxicology tests, which are standard in many death investigations, could take weeks to complete.

— Holly Yan, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of investigations

Noun

That care included regular examinations, frequent weight monitoring, diagnostic testing, medications, nutritional supplements, supportive fluid therapy and adjustments to his daily routine.

— Rachel Roberts, Idaho Statesman, 21 Aug. 2026
Annual skin examinations may be warranted for all people working on high-altitude flights, and women in those jobs may want to get mammograms earlier or more frequently, Olsen and Karipidis wrote.

— ABC News, ABC News, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of examinations

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Confession, but questions remain Precisely what happened after Berezovska, Reut and Zhykovych met by the highway is unclear — each of the two men have given their own version of the story.

— Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026
Read on for our answers to these questions, and stay tuned in later this week for our running back, wide receiver and tight end roundtables!

— Jess Bryant, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of questions

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Securing passage for Iraqi tankers was also one of Baghdad’s main requests during Iranian parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf’s visit to Iraq, according to IRNA, with Iraq having been hard hit by the turmoil in the waterway.

— Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026
This is the first story in what CBS California Investigates expects to be an ongoing series on the state's LRP system, as public records requests are fulfilled.

— Julie Watts August 20, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of requests

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In recent days Liverpool have been making a lot of calls and a lot of inquiries to establish availability of players and valuations.

— James Pearce, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026
Anne Arundel County Public Schools previously responded to inquiries about the joint statement from the DOJ and Education Department.

— Adam Thompson, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of inquiries

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Dow Gardens—a 110-acre botanical garden with walking paths and guided nature explorations—is here.

— Amelia Mularz, Architectural Digest, 20 Aug. 2026
The hotel is five miles from the Great Basin National Park entrance, and within 60 miles of Ely—an easy distance for daytime explorations through town.

— Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of explorations

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Cohen was a key witness against Trump at the then-former president’s Manhattan fraud trial, the only criminal case against him that ever went to trial before his return to the White House brought other probes to an end.

— Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 20 Aug. 2026
At the same time, the army declined criminal probes into deadly strikes on aid workers from World Central Kitchen and Doctors Without Borders, fueling criticism that internal reviews fall short of meaningful accountability.

— Julia Frankel, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of probes

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Barnard said studies have shown that Pacific storms generate about 30% more wave energy during an El Niño year compared to a year without the climate cycle.

— Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2026
Kahn then earned a Bachelor of Arts at the University of Chicago in 1951, completing his studies in under a year.

— News Desk, Artforum, 24 Aug. 2026

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