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as in questioned
to demand proof of the truth or rightness of
it seems odd that someone would want two stoves, so you'd better query that order
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as in asked
to put a question or questions to
queried the professor about the assignment
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as in interrogated
to put a series of questions to
once the statement was given, the press secretary allowed reporters to query the President
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Recent Examples of queried
More than a dozen scientists, meteorologists and disaster experts queried by The Associated Press put the March heat wave in a kind of ultra-extreme classification with such events as the 2021 Pacific Northwest heat wave, the 2022 Pakistan floods and killer hurricanes Helene, Harvey and Sandy.
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Dallas Morning News, 20 Mar. 2026
By capturing organisms in extraordinary detail, resources like Antscan create a permanent, high-resolution record of life’s architecture—an anatomical time capsule that can be queried and revisited long after fragile specimens degrade or wild populations vanish.
—IEEE Spectrum, 5 Mar. 2026
Warren and other Democrats already have queried David Ellison over the way that Skydance’s acquisition of Paramount Global went down last year.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 26 Feb. 2026
Instead, the doctor queried the chatbot, and received an effective prescription immediately.
—Andrew R. Chow, Time, 13 Feb. 2026
McVay said when queried about his planned sideline attire.
—Los Angeles Times, 17 Jan. 2026
In all, six of eight Equity leasing agents queried told testers they could be denied a rental based on credit history.
—Robin Urevich, USA Today, 15 Jan. 2026
Harrison Schmidt was still on the stand, prosecutors played a tape of officers asking Walshe why a device in his home would have queried how to dispose of a body.
—Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 4 Dec. 2025
Trump and his medical team have consistently maintained that the President is in good health but commentators have queried the veracity of that claim.
—Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2025
Dallas Morning News, 20 Mar. 2026
By capturing organisms in extraordinary detail, resources like Antscan create a permanent, high-resolution record of life’s architecture—an anatomical time capsule that can be queried and revisited long after fragile specimens degrade or wild populations vanish.
—IEEE Spectrum, 5 Mar. 2026
Warren and other Democrats already have queried David Ellison over the way that Skydance’s acquisition of Paramount Global went down last year.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 26 Feb. 2026
Instead, the doctor queried the chatbot, and received an effective prescription immediately.
—Andrew R. Chow, Time, 13 Feb. 2026
McVay said when queried about his planned sideline attire.
—Los Angeles Times, 17 Jan. 2026
In all, six of eight Equity leasing agents queried told testers they could be denied a rental based on credit history.
—Robin Urevich, USA Today, 15 Jan. 2026
Harrison Schmidt was still on the stand, prosecutors played a tape of officers asking Walshe why a device in his home would have queried how to dispose of a body.
—Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 4 Dec. 2025
Trump and his medical team have consistently maintained that the President is in good health but commentators have queried the veracity of that claim.
—Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for queried
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Concerns raised by witnesses An external investigation found no evidence that district employees knew of or ignored prior misconduct, though parents and lawmakers have questioned the district's oversight.—
Doug Myers,
CBS News,
27 Mar. 2026
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Two people were taken into custody shortly after the shooting and were still being questioned by Belmont area detectives late Wednesday, according to a police spokesperson.—
Tess Kenny,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Mar. 2026
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Anyone who knows more was asked to contact West Traffic Division detectives at (213) 473-0234.—
Dean Fioresi,
CBS News,
29 Mar. 2026
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During the conversation, Kennedy was asked to offer advice to parents.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 Mar. 2026
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Recordings of the three men being interrogated provide the basis for flashbacks, and scenes set in Tehran’s artistic beau monde of the late sixties show the aftermath of their adventures.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
27 Mar. 2026
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One of those decisions in 2018 found that a Southern California school district violated state law when officials interrogated a union steward about whether employees had complained to her.—
William Melhado,
Sacbee.com,
24 Mar. 2026
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The court’s comments came from a case brought by the Miami Herald that challenged keeping a portion of a grand jury’s report secret.—
Lawrence Mower,
The Orlando Sentinel,
27 Mar. 2026
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Perez challenged a 94 mph fastball thrown by Royals starting pitcher Cole Ragans in the fourth inning.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
27 Mar. 2026
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Thiel, whose Founders Fund invested in a nuclear fuel startup and an advanced reactor company, quizzed the would-be official about deregulation and how to rapidly build more nuclear energy capacity, said sources familiar with the conversation.—
Avi Asher-Schapiro,
ProPublica,
24 Mar. 2026
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Board members Anita Hanna and Christine Lensing quizzed Figueroa on why his department could not find enough teachers locally.—
Steve Sadin,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Mar. 2026
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The new study examined only brief interactions with chatbots.—
Allison Parshall,
Scientific American,
26 Mar. 2026
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Each of the 13 sharks examined for the study tested positive for high levels of cocaine, CBS News reported at the time.—
Kerry Breen,
CBS News,
26 Mar. 2026
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