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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
Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 5 Jan. 2026
The bot’s responses to the Venezuela queries indeed carried an outward appearance of political balance.
—Damon Beres, The Atlantic, 5 Jan. 2026
The Pentagon declined to answer CNBC’s queries and referred questions to the White House.
—Victor Loh, CNBC, 3 Jan. 2026
The White House did not immediately respond to queries on where Maduro and his wife were being flown to.
—Regina Garcia Cano, Fortune, 3 Jan. 2026
Although his new assertion is completely non-committal, Gallagher did also reply to a few queries about the band’s future set lists.
—Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 31 Dec. 2025
During its beta testing phase, Gensmo made more than 10 million matches for users’ queries.
—Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 23 Dec. 2025
According to Sharp, Anderson was squirrelled away on the other side of the Seine, writing a new screenplay, but responding to texted queries and photos, and biking over periodically for brief inspections.
—Bruce Handy, New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2025
Data centers hold thousands of computer chips that process AI tasks, from chatbot queries to complex scientific research.
—Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 21 Dec. 2025
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
Technical leadership isn't about having encyclopedic knowledge of the latest JavaScript framework or optimizing database queries in your sleep.
—Meeky Hwang, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 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
Computing companies like Dell and Cisco are expected to incorporate the new chips into their data centers, and AI labs such as OpenAI, Anthropic, Meta and xAI are likely to embrace the new tech for training and to provide more sophisticated answers to queries.
—Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 5 Jan. 2026
The bot’s responses to the Venezuela queries indeed carried an outward appearance of political balance.
—Damon Beres, The Atlantic, 5 Jan. 2026
The Pentagon declined to answer CNBC’s queries and referred questions to the White House.
—Victor Loh, CNBC, 3 Jan. 2026
The White House did not immediately respond to queries on where Maduro and his wife were being flown to.
—Regina Garcia Cano, Fortune, 3 Jan. 2026
Although his new assertion is completely non-committal, Gallagher did also reply to a few queries about the band’s future set lists.
—Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 31 Dec. 2025
During its beta testing phase, Gensmo made more than 10 million matches for users’ queries.
—Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 23 Dec. 2025
According to Sharp, Anderson was squirrelled away on the other side of the Seine, writing a new screenplay, but responding to texted queries and photos, and biking over periodically for brief inspections.
—Bruce Handy, New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2025
Data centers hold thousands of computer chips that process AI tasks, from chatbot queries to complex scientific research.
—Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 21 Dec. 2025
Verb
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
Technical leadership isn't about having encyclopedic knowledge of the latest JavaScript framework or optimizing database queries in your sleep.
—Meeky Hwang, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 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
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If anyone still had any doubts about her abilities, this—a supporting part that felt seismic—was their answer.—
Radhika Seth,
Vogue,
12 Jan. 2026
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Anyone who has doubts about a call claiming to be Geneva police should call Geneva police themselves at 630-232-4736.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
11 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Joseph has six different head-coaching interview requests as of Friday afternoon.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
10 Jan. 2026
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The package of bills and budget requests, spearheaded by Assemblymember Jessica González-Rojas of Queens, includes proposals which would transition EBT cards to more secure chip technology to prevent benefit theft, an ongoing problem for SNAP recipients.—
Hannah Kliger,
CBS News,
9 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Continue reading … WAR OF WORDS – Rubio fires back as ABC host repeatedly questions US authority over Venezuela.—
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FOXNews.com,
5 Jan. 2026
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Commanders questions Commanders coach Dan Quinn is expected back for the 2026 season, though changes to the offense and the defense remain possible after Washington has slumped to a 4-12 record.—
Dianna Russini,
New York Times,
3 Jan. 2026
Verb
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What better way to welcome the weekend than with the smell and sound of a frying ijeh, asks Sami Tamimi.—
The Week UK,
TheWeek,
10 Jan. 2026
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Space exploration asks us to think beyond ourselves.—
Alexander Görlach,
The Orlando Sentinel,
10 Jan. 2026
Verb
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While on a date, Tess inadvertently stumbles into one of Alex’s sets — which spikily interrogates why their romance fell apart.—
David Canfield,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Dec. 2025
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There has been much discussion about whether the genre glamorizes or interrogates female pain, or a little of both, or whether books by and about women with feelings that are important enough to be written about needs a label at all.—
Lizz Schumer,
PEOPLE,
22 Dec. 2025
Noun
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The data, to skip ahead, did clearly prove that the suspicions were correct.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Nov. 2025
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When Allen went in motion to the right side of the line, this seemed to confirm the Saints’ suspicions as their safeties and linebackers shifted with Allen.—
Adam Grosbard,
Oc Register,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The hospital directed all inquiries to the NYPD.—
Alexandra Koch , Michael Ruiz , Jasmine Baehr,
FOXNews.com,
9 Jan. 2026
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Malliotakis has not been in contact with the family of Luckey-Lange, son of the late musician Diane Luckey, but initially reached out to the State Department after her office received inquiries about his detention from local and state media.—
David Sivak,
The Washington Examiner,
8 Jan. 2026
Verb
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January challenges you to reconcile comfort with growth.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
5 Jan. 2026
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It’s been framing its fight against Disney as one for consumers, a case that challenges the old guard’s pricing playbook.—
Winston Cho,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Jan. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Queries.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/queries. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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