queried

past tense of query

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of queried The Elk Grove Police Department is reviewing an audit showing outside law enforcement agencies queried the city’s license plate data more than 8 million times. Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 2 Sep. 2026 When queried about the reasons for her breakout, Williams kept it simple. Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 19 Aug. 2026 Retailer agents cannot be queried at scale and return almost no data to brands. Jason Goldberg, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026 Lawmakers previously queried Airbnb and Cursor about their use of Chinese AI models. J.d. Capelouto, semafor.com, 7 Aug. 2026 In Target, she’d be queried about where to find the Christmas decorations. Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2026 In difficult times and with commissioning opportunities dimming, this source queried whether there needs to be a festival at all. Max Goldbart, Deadline, 28 July 2026 While the oversight board posed questions in English, the university researchers queried chatbots in different languages. Didi Tang, Fortune, 16 July 2026 The poll queried 1,006 respondents across several age groups about their medical habits. Amen Galinato, CNN Money, 14 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for queried
Verb
  • The experts also questioned whether Harry and Meghan are equally invested in making Britain a permanent home.
    Christina Dugan Ramirez , Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2026
  • The Bass campaign’s decision came after The Times questioned whether the donations might run afoul of a city law that restricts campaign contributions by city contractors.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • City Director Christina Catsavis asked whether the next election in November would change the number of signatures needed for a petition.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 9 Sep. 2026
  • In the preseason finale at Baltimore, he was asked to attempt a 62-yarder — not a rarity in today’s NFL.
    Barry Svrluga, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Issa Abdel-Al, a local official in the village, said Israeli forces raided the area early Thursday, interrogated residents, and seized a member of the municipal council and two other local men, farmers who kept livestock and bees.
    Fadi Tawil, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Some years ago, when a foreign tourist was seen recording a video on a street in Beijing, he was stopped and interrogated by several dama wearing red armbands.
    Jonathan Flint, Harpers Magazine, 1 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Neither team was seriously challenged in Week 1; Ohio State beat Ball State 56-3, and Texas rolled Texas State 59-7.
    Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Many higher-income countries, though challenged by the disruption, have cushioned the blow by tapping strategic reserves or using their financial and political clout to secure emergency supplies.
    Nana Menya Ayensu, semafor.com, 7 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Barbera and his team then decided to go ahead and hold the presser after online observers blasted Venice’s hesitation to cancel it as a move to shield jury members from being quizzed about politics.
    Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 1 Sep. 2026
  • The cop then quizzed me about my girlfriend and her whereabouts.
    George Boedecker Jr, Harpers Magazine, 1 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Still, the study helps to explain previous research that has examined the connection between music and physiological and psychological stress responses.
    Payal Dhar, Scientific American, 7 Sep. 2026
  • China tests anti-drone artillery Wang Lei and his team examined how large-caliber guns could attack groups of small unmanned weapons.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 7 Sep. 2026

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“Queried.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/queried. Accessed 10 Sep. 2026.

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