interrogatories

noun

plural of interrogatory
as in investigations

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for interrogatories
  1. investigations
  2. examinations
  3. questions
  4. requests
  5. inquiries
  6. explorations
  7. probes
  8. studies
Noun
  • Amanda Lee Myers is a senior crime reporter who covers the death penalty, cold case investigations, breaking news for USA TODAY.
    — Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2026
  • The Homeland Security spokesperson indicated there would be more to the investigations, saying officials had identified more than 24,000 potential noncitizens who had been referred to Homeland Security Investigations.
    — Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of investigations
Noun
  • The tests included dental examinations, the heart, lungs, and nervous system, as well as blood tests.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Swelling and spinal shock can cloud the earliest neurological picture, and physicians repeat examinations over time for good reason, as many people once given a grave prognosis go on to recover.
    — Daryl Austin, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of examinations
Noun
  • Set against the backdrop of political dishonesty and the country’s abandonment of ideals, the book probes questions about how to be an artist in the world.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Now, officials are raising questions about the project’s future.
    — Joel Mathis, TheWeek, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of questions
Noun
  • Neither Ross nor his attorneys immediately responded to requests for comment Thursday.
    — Ava Kelley, NBC news, 4 Sep. 2026
  • The new Pro Filt’r formula is a more modern version of the OG, thanks to years of consumer requests, notes, and feedback.
    — Alanna Martine Kilkeary, Glamour, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of requests
Noun
  • Last month, his companies became the focus of two federal inquiries and a Delaware insurance regulatory review.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Cohere received an influx of new customer inquiries after the White House in June put export controls on Anthropic’s advanced AI models.
    — Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of inquiries
Noun
  • Gorky was using European traditions—Roberto Matta’s Surrealism, Picasso’s neoclassicism, Cézanne’s explorations—to make work that captured New York’s sexiness, skittishness, and force.
    — Hilton Als, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026
  • The Belgian designer, who went on to thank her team members and collaborators by name, is known for her varied explorations of feminine identity.
    — Lucy Maguire, Vogue, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of explorations
Noun
  • Saturn's hexagon – a cloud pattern about 20,000 miles wide – was first discovered on the planet's north pole using data from flybys conducted by NASA's twin Voyager probes in 1980 and 1981.
    — Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Kalshi is conducting ongoing investigations into other political figures who may have conducted insider trading after suspending four yesterday, a person familiar with the probes told Semafor.
    — Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of probes
Noun
  • Christner studies microorganisms that are able to survive in extremely low temperatures.
    — Jonathan Jones, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Since then, studies have found that GHK-Cu stimulates collagen production and other compounds involved in skin remodeling, triggers the growth of new blood vessels and has anti-inflammatory effects.
    — Will Stone, NPR, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of studies
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