PERUSALS Synonyms: 32 Similar and Opposite Words

perusals

noun

plural of perusal

as in surveys

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Noun

Fiber consistently comes out on top in our customer satisfaction surveys, so why settle for second best?

— K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 5 Nov. 2026
Some candidates ran on Medicare-for-all, a national health insurance plan, which has become increasingly popular in public opinion surveys.

— Selena Simmons-Duffin, NPR, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of surveys

Noun

Some especially busy professors might publish a dozen or more studies a year.

— TODD WALLACK THE WASHINGTON POST, Arkansas Online, 8 Nov. 2026
Key Takeaways Research on drinking water and temperature involves older studies and small sample sizes, so more study is needed.

— Carrie Madormo, Verywell Health, 8 Nov. 2026

Definition of studies

Noun

The measure does not specify which examinations or tests providers must use.

— Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 6 Nov. 2026
Bible says the remains will be reburied immediately after the examinations, adding that results from the testing could take six to nine months.

— CBS News, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of examinations

Noun

HopTo Tech In the future, the research team hopes to use the Hopcopter’s abilities for search-and-rescue operations, inspections of remote mining sites, and possibly even exploring other planets.

— Maryna Holovnova, New Atlas, 4 Nov. 2026
The agreement capped Iran’s uranium enrichment levels, reduced its operational centrifuge numbers, required Iran to repurpose its nuclear weapons development facilities, and established more rigorous international inspections to verify compliance.

— S. C. M. Paine, Foreign Affairs, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of inspections

Noun

Seeking sense to her loveless existence, at least in the novel Ana attracts the predatorial lust of Magistral Fermín de Pas, her sensual confessor at La Vetusta cathedral, as well as the attentions of local Don Juan Álvaro Mejías.

— John Hopewell, Variety, 23 Oct. 2026
With attentions fractured in modern life, Gibney hopes there is some benefit in synthesizing information into a narrative.

— ABC News, ABC News, 12 Oct. 2026

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