questionings

noun

plural of questioning
as in interrogations

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for questionings
  1. investigations
  2. inquisitions
  3. surveys
  4. questionnaires
  5. explorations
  6. researches
  7. studies
  8. examinations
Noun
  • When these systems are under-resourced, investigations become more difficult, delaying interventions that protect the public.
    — Omer Awan, Forbes.com, 24 July 2026
  • The Department of Justice has said repeatedly since the disclosure of the Epstein files that there are no credible allegations or evidence that would lead to new federal criminal investigations.
    — Lauren Peller, ABC News, 23 July 2026
Definition of investigations
Noun
  • Conservative influencers are pushing for a return to the dark days of 1950s inquisitions.
    — Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 6 Mar. 2026
  • McCullum generally leaves in-match inquisitions to his loyal lieutenants, Marcus Trescothick and Jeetan Patel.
    — Paul Newman, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2026
Definition of inquisitions
Noun
  • Ultimately, citizen science work like this continues to show that biodiversity monitoring is no longer confined to research vessels and long-term surveys alone.
    — Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026
  • Full Scale, a software staffing firm headquartered in Leawood, pulled together government data, public earnings filings, and a stack of industry surveys into its 2026 State of IT Staffing report.
    — Felysha Walker, Kansas City Star, 24 July 2026
Definition of surveys
Noun
  • Changes in the brain The research team looked at many measures of impact, including questionnaires, clinical assessments and brain scans.
    — Madeline Holcombe, CNN Money, 12 July 2026
  • The news organizations collaborated to create questionnaires for candidates in federal, state, county and judicial races to answer.
    — Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 July 2026
Definition of questionnaires
Noun
  • Examples range from new film reviews on *Filmspotting* to historical explorations like *Verbal Diorama* on *Die Hard*, and niche genres such as *Every Single Sci-Fi Film Ever*.
    — Frank Racioppi, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
  • Yet while some of the poem’s colorful explorations are lost, Odysseus’s consistent anguish lends the movie a satisfying thematic coherence.
    — Natasha O'Neill, Vanity Fair, 16 July 2026
Definition of explorations
Noun
  • Decades after researches first sequenced the human genome, scientists throughout the world are still working to understand it.
    — Gary Skuse, The Conversation, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Having heard of the fruitful researches carried on by you last year on the hitherto little understood properties of water surfaces.
    — Mariel Carr, Scientific American, 20 Mar. 2026
Definition of researches
Noun
  • Adler said studies show that when one partner strangles another, the likelihood of a victim being killed by that partner goes up 750%.
    — Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 28 July 2026
  • Recent clinical studies involving pig kidneys have demonstrated that such organs can function inside human recipients, marking a major milestone for xenotransplantation.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 27 July 2026
Definition of studies
Noun
  • Pradhan, the education minister, accused protesters of working against the country’s interests and said the government had resolved the crisis by ordering fresh examinations.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 22 July 2026
  • Examples include missing employee dates of birth, incomplete Section 2 document information, missing employer representative information, deficiencies involving remote document examinations, and certain electronic Form I-9 system failures.
    — Alonzo Martinez, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
Definition of examinations
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