as in surveys
a written set of questions that are given to people in order to collect facts or opinions about something
Would you please fill out this questionnaire?
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Recent Examples of questionnaires
The Statesman sent questionnaires to each candidate in a contested race.
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Rose Evans
may 8, Idaho Statesman, 8 May 2026
Click on candidates’ names to see their questionnaires and answers in full.
—Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 7 May 2026
Some schools have roommate-matching questionnaires, but Instagram seems to be a popular method.
—Mary Frances Ruskell, CNN Money, 26 Apr. 2026
Information on reserves and insurance from these reviews as well as other matters will need to be submitted for every purchase involving a traditional mortgage, so the lender questionnaires will continue for associations.
—Michael L. Hyman, Miami Herald, 23 Apr. 2026
Only candidates that complete the questionnaires will be interviewed for endorsements at the AFL-CIO convention on June 25 and 26.
—Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 19 Apr. 2026
They were given questionnaires with specific questions to respond.
—Nancy Cutler, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
The pair gathered focus groups and sent out questionnaires, sometimes with over 400 questions.
—Matthew Geiger, Denver Post, 14 Apr. 2026
Like Nordhaus with his dining-room experiments, Baumol, himself an avid painter and sculptor, and his Princeton colleague William Bowen, an assistant professor of economics, tracked down data, poking around backstage, sending questionnaires to theatergoers, and interviewing Broadway producers.
—Literary Hub, 8 Apr. 2026
Rose Evans
may 8, Idaho Statesman, 8 May 2026
Click on candidates’ names to see their questionnaires and answers in full.
—Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 7 May 2026
Some schools have roommate-matching questionnaires, but Instagram seems to be a popular method.
—Mary Frances Ruskell, CNN Money, 26 Apr. 2026
Information on reserves and insurance from these reviews as well as other matters will need to be submitted for every purchase involving a traditional mortgage, so the lender questionnaires will continue for associations.
—Michael L. Hyman, Miami Herald, 23 Apr. 2026
Only candidates that complete the questionnaires will be interviewed for endorsements at the AFL-CIO convention on June 25 and 26.
—Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 19 Apr. 2026
They were given questionnaires with specific questions to respond.
—Nancy Cutler, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
The pair gathered focus groups and sent out questionnaires, sometimes with over 400 questions.
—Matthew Geiger, Denver Post, 14 Apr. 2026
Like Nordhaus with his dining-room experiments, Baumol, himself an avid painter and sculptor, and his Princeton colleague William Bowen, an assistant professor of economics, tracked down data, poking around backstage, sending questionnaires to theatergoers, and interviewing Broadway producers.
—Literary Hub, 8 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for questionnaires
surveys
Noun
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Building on earlier surveys administered in 2017 and 2023, a team led by Helena Teede at Monash University in Australia developed a third survey, which was administered to nearly 15,000 stakeholders in 2025.—
Annalisa Merelli,
STAT,
12 May 2026
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These included two symptomatic individuals and some high-risk contacts identified through the epidemiological surveys on board.—
Alice Politi,
Vanity Fair,
12 May 2026
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“Questionnaires.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/questionnaires. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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