1
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
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.
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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
Nearly two-thirds of the buyers queried have not contacted their agents since buying their homes, the company found.
—Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 26 Nov. 2025
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
Nearly two-thirds of the buyers queried have not contacted their agents since buying their homes, the company found.
—Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 26 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for queried
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North Korea has said the new destroyer, named Kang Kon, was relaunched in June after repair, but outside experts have questioned whether the ship is fully operational.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
6 Mar. 2026
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Boatman believes the situation could lead to harassment of people who comply with the law, including cisgender women who may be questioned due to their appearance.—
David Williams,
CNN Money,
5 Mar. 2026
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Place, a foreman and driver for Camelback Moving, asked the guard what was happening.—
Sydney Page The Washington Post,
Arkansas Online,
8 Mar. 2026
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Questions about the weather’s impact on philological practice, Most thought, could be asked of ancient Greece as well.—
Chang Che,
New Yorker,
8 Mar. 2026
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The Bride not looking like a monster and retaining her desirability after reanimation is common, but only sometimes interrogated.—
Rory Doherty,
Time,
7 Mar. 2026
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Abdelrahman says he was once interrogated by RSF fighters, while several of his colleagues have been robbed at knifepoint.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
27 Feb. 2026
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Buffalo continued on the power play after Pittsburgh unsuccessfully challenged for goaltender interference.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
6 Mar. 2026
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But the surging inflation, lack of a large base of consumers with high disposable incomes, and low broadband access that have challenged other African streaming services have stifled Showmax’s ambitions.—
Alexander Onukwue,
semafor.com,
6 Mar. 2026
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Rudofsky then quizzed Givens about Toney's business when he was actively engaged in drug trafficking -- most of which involved marijuana but by 2022 also involved multiple pounds of methamphetamine and cocaine as well as fentanyl.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
24 Feb. 2026
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High school and middle school groups faced off and were quizzed on a wide range of Black History topics, from local roots to national moments.—
Kaley Fedko,
CBS News,
16 Feb. 2026
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Because the diagnosis was so unusual, zoo staff examined the bodies of 64 free-ranging roof rats that had either been euthanized in the course of regular pest control or found dead on the property.—
Susanne Rust
Follow,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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The test examined everything from the launch sequence to the deployment and separation of the reentry vehicles.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Mar. 2026
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