interviewing

present participle of interview
as in surveying
to go around and approach (people) with a request for opinions or information a reporter at the scene interviewing witnesses to the explosion

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Recent Examples of interviewing In 2000, World Soccer magazine commemorated the new century by interviewing FIFA president Sepp Blatter. Michael Cox, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025 By interviewing family members, Araseli Ruiz-Acevedo, a sheriff’s office investigator, learned the woman had seven children, including a daughter who lives in the United States, the company said. Daniella Segura, Sacbee.com, 9 Oct. 2025 Ford and Tench were based on Special Agents Robert Ressler and John Douglas, and in Monster, the pair is shown interviewing some of the same killers. Elizabeth Yuko, Rolling Stone, 8 Oct. 2025 The film takes place on a day where a documentary TV crew is interviewing the teens and the teachers. Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2025 Ed has covered pop music for The Republic since 2007, reviewing festivals and concerts, interviewing legends, covering the local scene and more. Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 6 Oct. 2025 Detectives, according to police officials, are interviewing witnesses and combing through surveillance video in an effort to identify suspects. Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 5 Oct. 2025 Miller recalls of interviewing Scorsese. Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 4 Oct. 2025 Investigators are working to catalog evidence from the ruins of the church and interviewing dozens of victims and witnesses, with the help of victim specialists, child advocates, forensic interviewers and local partners, according to FBI acting special agent in charge Reuben Coleman. Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for interviewing
surveying
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  • Pew put together this study by surveying a nationally representative sample of 3,054 parents with 12-and-under kids from May 13 to 26.
    Rob Pegoraro, PC Magazine, 8 Oct. 2025
  • This includes everything from surveying and certifying nursing homes to assisting Medicaid and Medicare beneficiaries and overseeing contracts or extra payments to rural ambulance providers.
    Simon F. Haeder, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2025

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“Interviewing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interviewing. Accessed 14 Oct. 2025.

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