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
Ed has covered pop music for The Republic since 2007, reviewing festivals and concerts, interviewing legends, covering the local scene and more.
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Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 13 Mar. 2026
Last year’s 12th Annual Oscar Special saw Turkington’s alter ego achieve a lifelong dream of interviewing Eric Roberts, only to waste the opportunity by spending the entire interview reading off running times of Roberts’ movies.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 13 Mar. 2026
Investigators were at the south Sacramento scene and were interviewing the gunshot victims at the hospital early Friday, but sheriff’s officials had no information about potential suspects or a motive for the shooting.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 13 Mar. 2026
Captured on Iranian state TV, the blast occurred close to the huge pro-government rally as a reporter was interviewing a top Iranian official.
—Npr Staff, NPR, 13 Mar. 2026
Perhaps the directors’ unobtrusive approach to interviewing — while ethically forthright — is what prevents the film from being too dramatically rigorous, and its subjects from introspecting too heavily.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 12 Mar. 2026
But interviewing him turned out to be trickier than anticipated.
—Mckay Coppins, The Atlantic, 12 Mar. 2026
O’Neill expressed excitement Wednesday about interviewing Markel, according to Hello!
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 11 Mar. 2026
The investigation intensifies Authorities continued interviewing the teenagers and examining digital evidence.
—Isabella Wandermurem, Time, 6 Mar. 2026
Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 13 Mar. 2026
Last year’s 12th Annual Oscar Special saw Turkington’s alter ego achieve a lifelong dream of interviewing Eric Roberts, only to waste the opportunity by spending the entire interview reading off running times of Roberts’ movies.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 13 Mar. 2026
Investigators were at the south Sacramento scene and were interviewing the gunshot victims at the hospital early Friday, but sheriff’s officials had no information about potential suspects or a motive for the shooting.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 13 Mar. 2026
Captured on Iranian state TV, the blast occurred close to the huge pro-government rally as a reporter was interviewing a top Iranian official.
—Npr Staff, NPR, 13 Mar. 2026
Perhaps the directors’ unobtrusive approach to interviewing — while ethically forthright — is what prevents the film from being too dramatically rigorous, and its subjects from introspecting too heavily.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 12 Mar. 2026
But interviewing him turned out to be trickier than anticipated.
—Mckay Coppins, The Atlantic, 12 Mar. 2026
O’Neill expressed excitement Wednesday about interviewing Markel, according to Hello!
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 11 Mar. 2026
The investigation intensifies Authorities continued interviewing the teenagers and examining digital evidence.
—Isabella Wandermurem, Time, 6 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for interviewing
surveying
Verb
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Picking a souvenir in Sanibel is as simple as squatting down in the sand and surveying the spoils.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
12 Mar. 2026
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The first poll will reflect responses from 2,000 likely voters, surveying them on the Democratic and Republican candidates.—
Linh Tat,
Daily News,
11 Mar. 2026
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“Interviewing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interviewing. Accessed 20 Mar. 2026.
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