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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
McVay said when queried about his planned sideline attire.
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Los Angeles Times, 17 Jan. 2026
Noncompliance with California’s fair housing credit check law was common among the dozens of buildings testers queried.
—Robin Urevich, USA Today, 15 Jan. 2026
He was queried about that sizable stat on a call with Wall Street after Par unveiled a hostile takeover offer for WBD.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 8 Dec. 2025
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
This refers to Google’s ability to ensure that Gemini and other AI products depending on Google Cloud can still work well when queried by a skyrocketing number of users.
—Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 23 Nov. 2025
Immergut queried of Deputy Assistant Attorney General Eric Hamilton on Sunday.
—Callum Sutherland, Time, 6 Oct. 2025
Los Angeles Times, 17 Jan. 2026
Noncompliance with California’s fair housing credit check law was common among the dozens of buildings testers queried.
—Robin Urevich, USA Today, 15 Jan. 2026
He was queried about that sizable stat on a call with Wall Street after Par unveiled a hostile takeover offer for WBD.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 8 Dec. 2025
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
This refers to Google’s ability to ensure that Gemini and other AI products depending on Google Cloud can still work well when queried by a skyrocketing number of users.
—Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 23 Nov. 2025
Immergut queried of Deputy Assistant Attorney General Eric Hamilton on Sunday.
—Callum Sutherland, Time, 6 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for queried
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Prosecutors also heavily questioned Banfield's statements on Thursday, particularly in light of his romantic affair with Magalhães that began in the months before his wife's death and continued afterward.—
OLIVIA DIAZ THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
30 Jan. 2026
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An independent doctor was appointed to examine the defendant and return with a report after Ellis questioned whether Dao’s vegetative state was an act.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
29 Jan. 2026
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Now, to check whether this method was trustworthy, the scientists asked the model to reconstruct past solar cycles.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
1 Feb. 2026
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Former President Bill Clinton also appeared in the files, including when Epstein was asked about him in a 2016 deposition.—
David Zimmermann,
The Washington Examiner,
31 Jan. 2026
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Once in Texas, he was kept in chains for 16 hours and interrogated about his refugee application before being released without documents from a detention center in Houston, the lawsuit said.—
Ray Sanchez,
CNN Money,
30 Jan. 2026
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In the wake of her murder -- and without forensic evidence or new leads -- hundreds of Black men were detained and interrogated, according to The Innocence Project.—
Deena Zaru,
ABC News,
22 Jan. 2026
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On July 30, the comptroller challenged the Panama Ports Company’s contract to operate the ports before the Supreme Court.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
30 Jan. 2026
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The Fulton County episode and Hanaway’s lawsuit underscore the broader national debate over how elections are conducted, counted, and challenged.—
Claire Carter,
The Washington Examiner,
30 Jan. 2026
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The 60 of us watched as the others were quizzed by Caproni on their familiarity with the backdrop of the case.—
Dan Adler,
Vanity Fair,
27 Jan. 2026
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Echoing concerns from their duck hunting constituents, lawmakers quizzed Schoenrock about a variety of topics.—
Bryan Hendricks,
Arkansas Online,
25 Jan. 2026
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The researchers examined genetic markers linked to how the body processes sugar, then used a technique called Mendelian randomisation to compare disease rates in people who were genetically predisposed to higher blood glucose.—
Melissa Rudy,
FOXNews.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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At the 14 agencies that Science examined, PhD departures outnumbered new hires in 2025 by a ratio of 11 to one, resulting in a net loss of 4,224 STEM PhDs.—
Michael T. Nietzel,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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