surveyed

past tense of survey
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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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Recent Examples of surveyed The National Cryptocurrency Association surveyed 10,000 crypto holders for the underlying research. Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026 The prompt is inspired by the recent Latinx newsletter by Carlos De Loera, which cites a Pew Research Center study that found that one-third of Latinos surveyed said their ethnicity has been a detriment to their lives. Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 5 Aug. 2026 The Pulse of Work in 2026 study, which surveyed 2,500 employees and IT decision-makers across ten countries, found that employees save more than two hours per day using AI tools. Dan Schawbel, Fortune, 4 Aug. 2026 But longevity is a near-universal pursuit; HEALTH surveyed 1,000 Americans and learned 99% of them are actively focused on some element of healthy aging. Anisa Arsenault, HEALTH, 4 Aug. 2026 Nearby, Kristin Renz surveyed the damage to the home of her son and daughter-in-law in northwest Spokane. Christopher Cann, USA Today, 3 Aug. 2026 Analysts surveyed by the data firm FactSet forecast 207,000 new applications. ABC News, 30 July 2026 Nearly 90% of the farmworkers surveyed feared detention and deportation. Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 30 July 2026 Of all the groups surveyed, Hispanic adults also expressed the highest interest in weight management and its role in overall metabolic health (61 percent). Elise M. Brett, EverydayHealth.com, 29 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for surveyed
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  • The communicators interviewed for this story were much warier of letting AI write public-facing material than of using it behind the scenes for research or other tasks.
    Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Many in leadership positions have been allowed to work from home, people interviewed for this story said, but lower-level staff have been ordered to return to buildings that still bear the scars of the shooting.
    Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026
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  • Schrell examined whether annual production campaigns would be more effective, but concluded that the approach would not make economic or operational sense because of costs, limited hot-cell capacity and the isotope’s relatively short half-life.
    Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 10 Aug. 2026
  • The study examined 1,089 working adults residing on lower apartment floors in Tokyo.
    Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 10 Aug. 2026
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  • That means that taking items out of carry-on bags is unnecessary when scanned using this new technology.
    Sheldon H. Jacobson, Washington Post, 7 Aug. 2026
  • As with the AquaSense 2 Ultra, the AquaSense X scanned the pool on its first run and created a map.
    John R. Delaney, PC Magazine, 5 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The spending is heavily dominated by staff travel, transportation and lodging, which make up the vast majority of the top expenditures, per P-card data reviewed by the Herald after a public records request.
    Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 12 Aug. 2026
  • She was later charged with seven counts, including driving under the influence of multiple substances, DUI drugs, DUI alcohol-less safe and improper stopping on a roadway, according to court records reviewed by USA TODAY.
    Liza Esquibias, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • One noticed a different hospice in a location recently inspected.
    Jason Henry, Daily News, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Homes can be visually inspected for compliance from the outside, and enclosing the ground level area for living space after the home is constructed and approved for occupancy would draw a reverse work order.
    Adam Van Brimmer, AJC.com, 8 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Sarcasm is an interesting thing because it can be viewed by some people as funny and other people as hurtful.
    Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 12 Aug. 2026
  • For homebuyers, the July inflation report is better viewed as one piece of a much larger puzzle.
    Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026

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