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
Ethics experts have queried whether the department can make an independent decision and have raised concerns about government overreach.
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Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
Immergut queried of Deputy Assistant Attorney General Eric Hamilton on Sunday.
—Callum Sutherland, Time, 6 Oct. 2025
Lack of awareness of the awards is an ongoing challenge, and awardees are under-utilized; several past awardees queried why awardees aren’t tapped to contribute to education- and STEM-related policy.
—Talia Milgrom-Elcott, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Google has released its search data on the top queried national parks of all time, and the winner comes as no surprise to us.
—Emilee Coblentz, Outside Online, 28 Aug. 2025
When queried why no women were being spotlighted for a Heart of Sarajevo award this year, Marjanović put it down to scheduling.
—Diana Lodderhose, Deadline, 12 Aug. 2025
The survey, conducted online by The Harris Poll on behalf of Aon Travel Practice, part of the Affinity Business at Aon, queried more than 2,000 American adults ages 18 and older about their attitudes toward travel and travel insurance.
—Tribune News Service, Orange County Register, 3 Jan. 2025
That decision aside, the list reflects the democratic will of the experts queried.
—Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 26 Dec. 2024
Over nearly two decades, MOI Global has queried investment managers on their idea generation strategies.
—Big Think, 26 Dec. 2024
Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
Immergut queried of Deputy Assistant Attorney General Eric Hamilton on Sunday.
—Callum Sutherland, Time, 6 Oct. 2025
Lack of awareness of the awards is an ongoing challenge, and awardees are under-utilized; several past awardees queried why awardees aren’t tapped to contribute to education- and STEM-related policy.
—Talia Milgrom-Elcott, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Google has released its search data on the top queried national parks of all time, and the winner comes as no surprise to us.
—Emilee Coblentz, Outside Online, 28 Aug. 2025
When queried why no women were being spotlighted for a Heart of Sarajevo award this year, Marjanović put it down to scheduling.
—Diana Lodderhose, Deadline, 12 Aug. 2025
The survey, conducted online by The Harris Poll on behalf of Aon Travel Practice, part of the Affinity Business at Aon, queried more than 2,000 American adults ages 18 and older about their attitudes toward travel and travel insurance.
—Tribune News Service, Orange County Register, 3 Jan. 2025
That decision aside, the list reflects the democratic will of the experts queried.
—Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 26 Dec. 2024
Over nearly two decades, MOI Global has queried investment managers on their idea generation strategies.
—Big Think, 26 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for queried
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When the deputy questioned Rustrian, the scuffle began, the source told CBS.—
Devoun Cetoute,
Miami Herald,
8 Nov. 2025
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Stokes recently came under fire after several viral social media posts questioned her legal qualifications and reported connection to Second Chance Services, a mental health and addiction clinic in Charlotte.—
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
8 Nov. 2025
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During the auditions, wannabe actors are asked to improvise scenes including being a cat, being trapped in a room, and being propositioned by a famous director.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
7 Nov. 2025
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While the co-stars didn’t address the bullying report on the red carpet, Stranger Things creators Ross and Matt Duffer and director Shawn Levy were each asked about its veracity.—
Daniel Kreps,
Rolling Stone,
7 Nov. 2025
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Soon enough, their unexpected romance is tested by opposition from their families, with Sasan getting an offer to practice medicine in Germany and Layla being arrested, imprisoned and brutally interrogated for being a Baha’i woman seeking an education.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Oct. 2025
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White journalists reported that Bethea appeared drunk at the time of arrest, that he was interrogated by police, and initially admitted nothing.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Oct. 2025
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But a couple of decades later, the rise of big-box retailers that boasted lower prices, like Walmart and Target, challenged that supremacy.—
Phil Wahba,
Fortune,
7 Nov. 2025
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His bold approach has challenged both fans and music executives to see artists through a new lens.—
Evan Burke,
Billboard,
6 Nov. 2025
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The attorney general used the same tactic when Durbin quizzed her about a July memo from her department announcing no new information had been found in its Epstein files.—
Emily Goodin,
Miami Herald,
7 Oct. 2025
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The exec was later quizzed why HBO Max Spain had not yet leaned into any of its more successful docs or doc series and expanded them.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
30 Sep. 2025
Verb
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To understand what makes the mRNA shots special, the researchers examined blood and tissue samples and found that the COVID shots appeared to activate the innate immune system — a fundamental, early-warning defense mechanism that alerts other parts of the immune system to prepare for an attack.—
Lisa Jarvis,
Twin Cities,
8 Nov. 2025
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Their study shows that while some planets are destroyed during the early post-main sequence phase, Earth is likely safer than the close-in giant planets examined.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Nov. 2025
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