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as in doubts
a feeling or attitude that one does not know the truth, truthfulness, or trustworthiness of someone or something
readers will likely have a query or two about some of the more remarkable episodes in the memoir
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as in requests
an act or instance of asking for information
please respond to my query at your earliest convenience
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as in questions
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 asks
to put a question or questions to
queried the professor about the assignment
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as in interrogates
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 queries
Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 24 Apr. 2026
When contacted for comment, a representative for Brasfield and Gorrie directed Fox News Digital's queries to the Georgia Attorney General's office.
—Robert McGreevy, FOXNews.com, 24 Apr. 2026
In response to ProPublica’s detailed queries, a public information officer said that the Health Department would not comment due to litigation.
—Anna Clark, ProPublica, 24 Apr. 2026
By sending millions of queries through application programming interfaces, attackers can collect large datasets.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 23 Apr. 2026
Since the fundraising goal has well and truly been met, production is under way (see company updates for where manufacturing is at – Spesyn has been transparent on queries regarding this), with delivery expected to begin in September.
—New Atlas, 21 Apr. 2026
Those included adding a warrant requirement, restrictions on search queries, and enhanced penalties for privacy violations.
—Hailey Bullis, The Washington Examiner, 19 Apr. 2026
Those queries are part of a protocol aimed at offering the best help.
—Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 19 Apr. 2026
Google also lists the top 10 international and domestic destinations with the most search growth in Google Flights queries compared with a year ago.
—Rob Pegoraro, PC Magazine, 17 Apr. 2026
Rashi Shrivastava, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
Simon Properties, which operates many of South Florida’s most popular malls including Dadeland, Sawgrass Mills, The Falls, Brickell City Centre and Miami International Mall didn’t respond to several Miami Herald queries about its gun policy.
—Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 11 Oct. 2025
The celebrity chef frequently weighs in on viewers’ queries about his hit shows on social media.
—Erin Clements, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2025
With topics ranging from triple-captain dilemmas to dark-horse midfielders and how the new Defensive Contributions (DC) rule works, here are Abdul’s answers to some of the standout queries.
—Abdul Rehman, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2025
However, that result was measured by Artificial Analysis, which queries different providers without controlling how the workload is executed.
—Dina Genkina, IEEE Spectrum, 4 June 2025
Noun
Given the reputations universities have, search queries then flow to the top of Google’s results.
—Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 24 Apr. 2026
When contacted for comment, a representative for Brasfield and Gorrie directed Fox News Digital's queries to the Georgia Attorney General's office.
—Robert McGreevy, FOXNews.com, 24 Apr. 2026
In response to ProPublica’s detailed queries, a public information officer said that the Health Department would not comment due to litigation.
—Anna Clark, ProPublica, 24 Apr. 2026
By sending millions of queries through application programming interfaces, attackers can collect large datasets.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 23 Apr. 2026
Since the fundraising goal has well and truly been met, production is under way (see company updates for where manufacturing is at – Spesyn has been transparent on queries regarding this), with delivery expected to begin in September.
—New Atlas, 21 Apr. 2026
Those included adding a warrant requirement, restrictions on search queries, and enhanced penalties for privacy violations.
—Hailey Bullis, The Washington Examiner, 19 Apr. 2026
Those queries are part of a protocol aimed at offering the best help.
—Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 19 Apr. 2026
Google also lists the top 10 international and domestic destinations with the most search growth in Google Flights queries compared with a year ago.
—Rob Pegoraro, PC Magazine, 17 Apr. 2026
Verb
Each time a doctor queries the search engine, a central model will analyze it and internally route the question to the appropriate expert model for the best possible answer.
—Rashi Shrivastava, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
Simon Properties, which operates many of South Florida’s most popular malls including Dadeland, Sawgrass Mills, The Falls, Brickell City Centre and Miami International Mall didn’t respond to several Miami Herald queries about its gun policy.
—Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 11 Oct. 2025
The celebrity chef frequently weighs in on viewers’ queries about his hit shows on social media.
—Erin Clements, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2025
With topics ranging from triple-captain dilemmas to dark-horse midfielders and how the new Defensive Contributions (DC) rule works, here are Abdul’s answers to some of the standout queries.
—Abdul Rehman, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2025
However, that result was measured by Artificial Analysis, which queries different providers without controlling how the workload is executed.
—Dina Genkina, IEEE Spectrum, 4 June 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for queries
Noun
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And his exculpatory claim that parking fee revenues benefit the park raises doubts.—
U T Readers,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Apr. 2026
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Any celebration of journalism takes place as doubts about its future fester.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
25 Apr. 2026
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There is a card at the end of the doc that states Beebo’s wife did not respond to your requests.—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
21 Apr. 2026
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China’s Foreign Ministry, the Mauritius government and the office of the Madagascar president did not immediately respond to requests for comment.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
21 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Alma Allen‘s pavilion for the United States at the 2026 Venice Biennale has become a proxy fight over politics, process, and cultural authority—questions the artist himself has little interest in adjudicating.—
Daniel Cassady,
ARTnews.com,
20 Apr. 2026
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Riley questions whether his actions since have been in line with this bond.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
16 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Sweeney asks in the commercial, posing in denim shorts against a blue sky backdrop, while smiling and playing with her hair.—
Shad Powers,
USA Today,
25 Apr. 2026
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Feeling understood is comforting, but leadership asks something different from us.—
Jonathan Alpert OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
25 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Hitchcock's greatest film is a perfect thriller that interrogates our obsession with observing the lives of others.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
4 Apr. 2026
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June interrogates him about Frankenstein and mentions the creature being forced to do another’s bidding.—
Alice Burton,
Vulture,
30 Mar. 2026
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The incident has raised suspicions here of a much broader involvement in Mexico by the CIA, an agency long assailed in Latin America because of its decades-long involvement in coups, assassination attempts and other undercover actions.—
Kate Linthicum,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Apr. 2026
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All suspicions that EMi would be Madrid’s hottest opening of the year were confirmed as soon as doors opened last summer.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 Apr. 2026
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The police in Meriden are also said by others to have purchased AI report writing software, but did not reply to inquiries.—
Edmund H. Mahony,
Hartford Courant,
20 Apr. 2026
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Gill said the group had also proposed deferring all media inquiries to the Pima County Sheriff's Department.—
Michael Ruiz,
FOXNews.com,
20 Apr. 2026
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Blending investigative storytelling, history, and personal narrative, The Vodou Project challenges old perceptions and celebrates the spiritual and cultural heritage at the heart of Haitian identity.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
21 Apr. 2026
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Phillip frequently challenges Jennings, but her most notable rebuke involved fitness trainer Jillian Michaels in August last year.—
Jay Stahl,
USA Today,
18 Apr. 2026
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“Queries.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/queries. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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