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as in interviewed
to go around and approach (people) with a request for opinions or information
surveyed the medical residents and found out that 60% of them don't think they get enough sleep
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as in examined
to look over closely (as for judging quality or condition)
surveyed the books at the estate sale, fondly hoping to find a rare first edition
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Recent Examples of surveyed
During his visit, Willick had gone to the site of the attack and surveyed the ruins, which were strewn with children’s drawings and broken crayons.
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Eyal Press, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
Armstrong was surveyed and platted in 1871 by a representative of the Kansas Pacific Railway Company.
—Elijah Winkler, Kansas City Star, 29 Mar. 2026
So, now, Duran and Gutierrez wait to hear back from the three sign companies that have surveyed the sign.
—R. Christian Smith, Chicago Tribune, 29 Mar. 2026
While public dissatisfaction is evident among many groups surveyed, the decline in support for the president has been most pronounced among Latino voters.
—Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2026
Companies will be surveyed through mid-July.
—Bob Helbig, Freep.com, 29 Mar. 2026
Across three experiments, participants were surveyed before and after a talk with their partner about finances.
—Annie Nova, CNBC, 28 Mar. 2026
Of 400 Idaho Republicans surveyed across 44 counties, 66% supported raising the registration fee to $12 to increase police wages.
—Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 27 Mar. 2026
This difference between lifespan and health span is greatest in the US compared to 183 countries surveyed.
—Helen Dennis, Daily News, 22 Mar. 2026
Eyal Press, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
Armstrong was surveyed and platted in 1871 by a representative of the Kansas Pacific Railway Company.
—Elijah Winkler, Kansas City Star, 29 Mar. 2026
So, now, Duran and Gutierrez wait to hear back from the three sign companies that have surveyed the sign.
—R. Christian Smith, Chicago Tribune, 29 Mar. 2026
While public dissatisfaction is evident among many groups surveyed, the decline in support for the president has been most pronounced among Latino voters.
—Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2026
Companies will be surveyed through mid-July.
—Bob Helbig, Freep.com, 29 Mar. 2026
Across three experiments, participants were surveyed before and after a talk with their partner about finances.
—Annie Nova, CNBC, 28 Mar. 2026
Of 400 Idaho Republicans surveyed across 44 counties, 66% supported raising the registration fee to $12 to increase police wages.
—Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 27 Mar. 2026
This difference between lifespan and health span is greatest in the US compared to 183 countries surveyed.
—Helen Dennis, Daily News, 22 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for surveyed
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The essayist, novelist and farmer, 91, is interviewed off camera in the film, his deep, rumbling voice grounding the documentary with words of wisdom.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
29 Mar. 2026
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The top lawyer for Mayor Brandon Johnson’s administration, Corporation Counsel Mary Richardson-Lowry, declined a Tribune request to be interviewed for this story.—
Joe Mahr,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Mar. 2026
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Another, by the Agency for Health Care Administration, examined whether the Flagami house where Rabell lived was an unlicensed elder care facility.—
Carol Marbin Miller,
Miami Herald,
2 Apr. 2026
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OrbDoc, a health care technology company that uses artificial intelligence to create tools for clinicians, performed an analysis for NBC News that examined what hospitals charge uninsured patients for particular procedures compared with what Medicare pays.—
Gretchen Morgenson,
NBC news,
2 Apr. 2026
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Yet this is also the same company that ripped the spine off millions of books, scanned their pages, and fed the text into Claude’s training data.—
Matteo Wong,
The Atlantic,
25 Mar. 2026
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In August last year, McGrath scanned Ralph's brain using an MRI machine.—
Will Croxton,
CBS News,
22 Mar. 2026
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It was reviewed and edited by our journalists.—
Michael Butler,
Miami Herald,
30 Mar. 2026
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The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
29 Mar. 2026
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Because of the lack of local oversight, the Esparto operation, which sat on land owned by multiple Yolo County Sheriff's Office employees, was never properly inspected or regulated.—
Ashley Sharp,
CBS News,
31 Mar. 2026
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These breeders are licensed and inspected by the USDA and typically have additional licensing and inspection requirements at the state level, as well.—
Ed Sayres,
Denver Post,
29 Mar. 2026
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At the time of its passage, section 117c was viewed as a way for San Diego to climb out of a deep financial hole caused by the city overpromising and underfunding pension benefits.—
Jan Goldsmith,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Mar. 2026
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Even with the new price increases, Netflix will still have a sector-low revenue/hour viewed metric (call it in the 50-cents-per-hour range).—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
27 Mar. 2026
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“Surveyed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/surveyed. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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