1
as in questioning
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 asking
to put a question or questions to
queried the professor about the assignment
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as in interrogating
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 querying
The chips will primarily be used for inferencing, a kind of querying of a large language model so a chatbot can generate an answer.
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Manal Albarakati, semafor.com, 29 Oct. 2025
Mahan’s budget team also used AI to spot spending and revenue trends and provide insight by querying past financial records.
—Devan Patel, Mercury News, 18 Oct. 2025
When querying luxury shoppers in July, Essner said tariffs were not hitting in a big way.
—David Moin, Footwear News, 9 Sep. 2025
The integration of pg_vector extension enables storing and querying millions of vectors with millisecond response times, supporting real-time AI applications that process unstructured data alongside traditional business records.
—Janakiram Msv, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Land constraints aren’t going away, building and querying AI models is becoming cheaper and technologies continue to innovate.
—Tina Li, Sacbee.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Manal Albarakati, semafor.com, 29 Oct. 2025
Mahan’s budget team also used AI to spot spending and revenue trends and provide insight by querying past financial records.
—Devan Patel, Mercury News, 18 Oct. 2025
When querying luxury shoppers in July, Essner said tariffs were not hitting in a big way.
—David Moin, Footwear News, 9 Sep. 2025
The integration of pg_vector extension enables storing and querying millions of vectors with millisecond response times, supporting real-time AI applications that process unstructured data alongside traditional business records.
—Janakiram Msv, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Land constraints aren’t going away, building and querying AI models is becoming cheaper and technologies continue to innovate.
—Tina Li, Sacbee.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for querying
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He was extradited to Pennsylvania for questioning and when he was compelled to testify before a grand jury, Schrader invoked his Fifth Amendment right when asked about Carol Ann Dougherty's murder.—
Phaedra Trethan,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
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As America gathers to watch his trial, Jax must contend with an ambitious new colleague, Bill Sterling (Sikora), and co-workers questioning her worth.—
Armando Tinoco,
Deadline,
6 Nov. 2025
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However, as the show continues to capture audiences with a dramatization of one of the most notorious true crime cases in modern American history, the man responsible for the killings is asking viewers to consider watching with a skeptical mind.—
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
5 Nov. 2025
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Martinez joined Supervisor Jim Desmond in asking the board to make state funding for Proposition 36 a legislative priority.—
Kelly Davis,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Nov. 2025
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Police were interrogating Smith at the same time.—
Omar Jimenez,
CNN Money,
26 Oct. 2025
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There’s clearly some darkness beneath the surface, but Dispatch doesn’t seem interested in interrogating its premise in the same gratuitous ways shows like Invincible and The Boys are.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
22 Oct. 2025
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He was well known for donning a bulletproof vest and for verbally challenging organized crime deeply routed in the state.—
Ellie Cook,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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Making matters murkier, Panama’s own government officials filed a lawsuit challenging Hutchison’s recent contract extension to operate the ports.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
5 Nov. 2025
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The Eyeball’s best moment so far this season was when the twerpy CEO was quizzing it on the next three numbers of pi.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
22 Sep. 2025
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The study — NewsGuard tested 10 leading AI models, quizzing each of them about 10 narratives spreading online linked to current events that the company had determined to be false.—
Billy Perrigo,
Time,
10 Sep. 2025
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But Parente claims he has been blocked from fully examining the vehicle since it was returned.—
Omar Jimenez,
CNN Money,
6 Nov. 2025
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Blue Moon is the other side of the idiosyncratic-artist coin, examining not the airy start of something major but a man bereft of his best collaborator.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
4 Nov. 2025
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The country's largest opposition party Chadema was banned from contesting the elections and its leader Tundu Lissu is currently on trial on treason charges.—
Kate Bartlett,
NPR,
3 Nov. 2025
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In Florida, biologist Brittney Brown is contesting her termination from the state’s Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.—
Zach Schonfeld,
The Hill,
31 Oct. 2025
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Some have signed a petition disputing Merz’s comments.—
Louis Casiano,
FOXNews.com,
24 Oct. 2025
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Additional uses of geolocation data, the providers say, include proving a bettor is dishonestly disputing credit card charges, revealing sign-up bonus abuse or showing that someone is illegally making proxy wagers across state lines.—
Dan Bernstein,
Sportico.com,
16 Oct. 2025
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“Querying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/querying. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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