PERUSALS Synonyms: 32 Similar and Opposite Words

perusals

noun

plural of perusal

as in surveys

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Noun

Anthony Salvanto is the network’s executive director of elections and surveys.

— Ted Johnson, Deadline, 17 Sep. 2026
The other was the Global Adult Tobacco Survey, which used surveys from 32 countries conducted between 2008 and 2020.

— Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of surveys

Noun

Widespread scientific consensus and decades of studies have firmly concluded there is no link between vaccines and autism.

— Fatima Hussein, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026
Several preliminary assessments were done, said Susannah Campbell of BFW Engineering & Testing, including studies of the railyard’s soil, possible air pollution, and how much noise a new maintenance facility would create.

— Brian J. Rogal, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of studies

Noun

Noreus then submitted fraudulent transcripts to state nursing boards so students could take licensing examinations and obtain nursing licenses, according to prosecutors.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 16 Sep. 2026
After undergoing examinations for her physical safety, the young woman was arrested on accusations of perpetrating crime against public health, per El Mundo.

— Samira Asma-Sadeque, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of examinations

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Among them was an EPA tool to help prioritize inspections of facilities that generate large amounts of hazardous waste.

— Story Hinckley, Christian Science Monitor, 15 Sep. 2026
Response-time expectations, housekeeping controls, inspections and communication standards should not change simply because the destination does.

— Jeffery Khoury, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of inspections

Noun

The understated drama stars Scarlett Johansson as a young, rudderless college graduate accompanying her photographer husband (Giovanni Ribisi) on a trip to Tokyo, where his attentions are diverted to a blonde starlet (Anna Faris).

— Jami Ganz, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Sep. 2026
Trump’s tariffs on Canada and Mexico in 2025 and his escalating trade war with Canada this year have turned the countries’ attentions inward, onto disputes among the three partners, at precisely the moment when the threat is coming from the outside.

— Chad P. Bown, Foreign Affairs, 1 Sep. 2026

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