QUESTIONINGS Synonyms: 22 Similar and Opposite Words

questionings

noun

plural of questioning

as in interrogations

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Noun

Omar has been the subject of government investigations for months.

— Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 15 Oct. 2026
At the time, the company had several matters before the government, including investigations into its diversity, equity and inclusion programs, treatment of local broadcast affiliates and Kamala Harris’ appearance on NBC’s Saturday Night Live.

— Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of investigations

Noun

That item is currently part of an optional question bank that state and local governments can choose to include when crafting their own surveys.

— Sarah Todd, STAT, 15 Oct. 2026
The hotter and bluer white dwarfs are mostly brighter, so they can be seen from further away and are over-represented in surveys that only look at a star’s brightness.

— Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of surveys

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Late last year, Fabscrap released a white paper charting its explorations of pre-consumer waste materials and making recommendations for the industry to embed circularity upstream.

— Bella Webb, Vogue, 8 Oct. 2026
It is expected to bring together his most iconic artworks, while inviting a fresh perspective on the artist’s explorations of mass media, image circulation, duplication, and popular culture.

— Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of explorations

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Melanie Challenger Melanie Challenger writes, researches, and broadcasts on the history of ideas, the history and philosophy of science, and the relationship between humans and the living world.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 Aug. 2026
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

Definition of researches

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Research on hitting objects does not support it as a way to reduce anger, and there are too few studies of screaming to conclude its effects.

— Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2026
There were no cognitive tasks researchers routinely go for in brain studies, but there was a purpose behind this omission.

— Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of studies

Noun

In addition to medical examinations and diagnostic tests, all guests receive classic massages, lymphatic drainage, abdominal massages, and hayflower detox wraps.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Oct. 2026
Earlier demonstrations erupted over mismanagement of a string of public examinations, and broader youth disenchantment with the authorities.

— Morgan Chalfant, semafor.com, 7 Oct. 2026

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