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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
Zev Fima, CNBC, 5 June 2026
Map visibility across unbranded queries.
—Imri Marcus, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
The search bar works fine and supports queries for anything that appears on a movie's or show's description page, such as an actor, director, or genre.
—Jordan Minor, PC Magazine, 1 June 2026
All three correspondents declined last week to respond to queries asking for their thoughts on the direction of the program.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 1 June 2026
The Beat Bobby Flay star regularly responds to viewers' queries about his Food Network series on social media, weighing in on various topics.
—Erin Clements, PEOPLE, 29 May 2026
Calvin Yadav, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
Flay frequently answers fans’ queries about his Food Network series on social media, addressing a wide variety of topics.
—Erin Clements, PEOPLE, 22 May 2026
One such template application involves encrypted semantic search, which queries databases or datasets and returns relevant results based on the context or meaning of the search terms rather than keywords that match them.
—IEEE Spectrum, 30 Apr. 2026
Search had a strong quarter with AI experiences driving usage, queries at an all time high, and 19% revenue growth.
—Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 29 Apr. 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
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
Noun
First, how is Apple handling those AI queries that have heavy compute requirements and must therefore be sent off to the cloud for processing?
—Zev Fima, CNBC, 5 June 2026
Map visibility across unbranded queries.
—Imri Marcus, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
The search bar works fine and supports queries for anything that appears on a movie's or show's description page, such as an actor, director, or genre.
—Jordan Minor, PC Magazine, 1 June 2026
All three correspondents declined last week to respond to queries asking for their thoughts on the direction of the program.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 1 June 2026
The Beat Bobby Flay star regularly responds to viewers' queries about his Food Network series on social media, weighing in on various topics.
—Erin Clements, PEOPLE, 29 May 2026
Verb
An agent that autonomously queries cameras and compiles reports sounds efficient, but if the underlying detectors produce false positives, the agent only amplifies errors at scale.
—Calvin Yadav, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
Flay frequently answers fans’ queries about his Food Network series on social media, addressing a wide variety of topics.
—Erin Clements, PEOPLE, 22 May 2026
One such template application involves encrypted semantic search, which queries databases or datasets and returns relevant results based on the context or meaning of the search terms rather than keywords that match them.
—IEEE Spectrum, 30 Apr. 2026
Search had a strong quarter with AI experiences driving usage, queries at an all time high, and 19% revenue growth.
—Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 29 Apr. 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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for queries
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Major technological revolutions often prompt doubts about whether existing economic measures can keep up.—
James Broughel,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2026
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While Toregem wants to bring its treatment to market by 2030, experts have some lingering doubts whether the approach can actually work in humans.—
Victor Tangermann,
Futurism,
4 June 2026
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Accessibility The hotel has a selection of accessible room options split between the new and old parts of the building, ramp access via The Connaught Bar, and a team on standby to cater to all disabilities and requests.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
3 June 2026
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And, just for good measure, his campaign confirmed the identity of Talarico’s girlfriend after Texas outlet Current Revolt published her name despite the campaign’s requests of other newsrooms to do the opposite.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
2 June 2026
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No one questions their autonomy.—
Robert Henderson,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2026
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Rawlence also questions whether what Colossal is doing is really reviving extinct species.—
Rob Stein,
NPR,
19 May 2026
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The quality adjustment problem does not reside in nominal GDP, which simply asks what was spent, earned, or produced in current dollars, but rather in the deflator applied to convert those nominal figures into real terms.—
James Broughel,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2026
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Marlon asks, pointing to an artificial division between the Wayans' sketch comedy series, In Living Color, and Thompson's longtime home, Saturday Night Live.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
6 June 2026
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Barragán originally set out to find the man who scammed his mother by posing as a handsome American soldier, but now interrogates four of these young men, illuminating their psychological tactics, economic hardships and moral dilemmas.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
30 May 2026
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Advent has effectively digitized its own intellectual history — its wins, its misses, its assumptions — and turned it into a live analytical layer that interrogates every new deal that comes before the committee.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
25 May 2026
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Interviews with 12 current and former CBS News staffers, from producers to executives, suggest great reservations and suspicions remain about Weiss' judgment and her ability to handle the prominent and even famous journalists on whom her division relies.—
David Folkenflik,
NPR,
3 June 2026
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The behavior raised suspicions that the business was serving another purpose.—
Anthony Thompson,
USA Today,
2 June 2026
Noun
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Police arrested three people on suspicion of killing Orabiyi, with one released on bail pending further inquiries.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
8 June 2026
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The Office of the Director of National Intelligence referred inquiries to the White House, which did not immediately respond to a request for comment.—
Joey Cappelletti,
Los Angeles Times,
8 June 2026
Verb
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This challenges our traditional view of the CEO’s role, turning it into the single, central point of integration — an approach only viable in a small handful of the most powerful tech companies.—
Adrienne Down Coulson,
Fortune,
2 June 2026
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Our mission is to create bold, cinematic film and television that challenges perception, sparks conversation, and leaves a lasting emotional imprint.—
Mike Fleming Jr,
Deadline,
1 June 2026
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“Queries.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/queries. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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