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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
More than half of the agents surveyed had at least one home delisted in Q4 2025.
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Diana Olick, CNBC, 8 Jan. 2026
Among the 10 industries surveyed, government faces the steepest challenges due to legacy systems.
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 6 Jan. 2026
According to the Atra report, 58% of rabbis surveyed identify as women, 30% as men, and 12% as nonbinary.
—Grace Gilson, Sun Sentinel, 5 Jan. 2026
Squaremouth, a travel insurance comparison site, recently surveyed thousands of travelers about their 2026 plans.
—Christopher Elliott, USA Today, 5 Jan. 2026
Consumers' Checkbook shopped several big chains and surveyed its subscribers to see which grocery stores come out on top in price and quality, and found switching away from a traditional chain could save you significantly over the course of a year.
—Joshua Sidorowicz, CBS News, 5 Jan. 2026
Hundreds of trees were surveyed to limit removal, the footprint was kept compact, and a shallow-water landscape on the roof reduces visual impact from above.
—New Atlas, 3 Jan. 2026
Of 21 experts surveyed by Bloomberg, none think the S&P 500 will decline, despite narratives of overvalued tech stocks.
—Ben Smith, semafor.com, 2 Jan. 2026
When selecting a specific use case to pursue, Pantone considered the struggles its customers had previously brought to the company’s attention and surveyed other tools on the market for designers and creatives.
—Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 5 Nov. 2025
Diana Olick, CNBC, 8 Jan. 2026
Among the 10 industries surveyed, government faces the steepest challenges due to legacy systems.
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 6 Jan. 2026
According to the Atra report, 58% of rabbis surveyed identify as women, 30% as men, and 12% as nonbinary.
—Grace Gilson, Sun Sentinel, 5 Jan. 2026
Squaremouth, a travel insurance comparison site, recently surveyed thousands of travelers about their 2026 plans.
—Christopher Elliott, USA Today, 5 Jan. 2026
Consumers' Checkbook shopped several big chains and surveyed its subscribers to see which grocery stores come out on top in price and quality, and found switching away from a traditional chain could save you significantly over the course of a year.
—Joshua Sidorowicz, CBS News, 5 Jan. 2026
Hundreds of trees were surveyed to limit removal, the footprint was kept compact, and a shallow-water landscape on the roof reduces visual impact from above.
—New Atlas, 3 Jan. 2026
Of 21 experts surveyed by Bloomberg, none think the S&P 500 will decline, despite narratives of overvalued tech stocks.
—Ben Smith, semafor.com, 2 Jan. 2026
When selecting a specific use case to pursue, Pantone considered the struggles its customers had previously brought to the company’s attention and surveyed other tools on the market for designers and creatives.
—Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 5 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for surveyed
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DeCristo did read a prepared statement when interviewed twice by investigators in January 2024 and February 2024.—
Ishani Desai,
Sacbee.com,
8 Jan. 2026
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For teams that didn't make the playoffs, their coaches can be interviewed virtually three days after their final game -- Tuesday for coaches on Tampa Bay, or Wednesday for any other non-playoff team.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
7 Jan. 2026
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Researchers then examined liver immune cells to determine how their DNA activity was regulated and measured levels of a key receptor.—
Pranjal Malewar,
New Atlas,
11 Jan. 2026
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Papers had been presented, models dissected, scenarios examined.—
Dan Turello,
New Yorker,
10 Jan. 2026
Verb
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My eyes scanned the crowd for Leo.—
Rachel Raposas,
PEOPLE,
7 Nov. 2025
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The State Election Board later concluded last year that Fulton County likely scanned more than 3,000 ballots twice during the recount.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
4 Nov. 2025
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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.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
8 Jan. 2026
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And while Connecticut’s chief fiscal watchdog didn’t call for changing state budget caps that hamper the General Assembly’s ability to solve the Medicaid dilemma, Scanlon said all solutions need to be reviewed.—
Keith M. Phaneuf,
Hartford Courant,
7 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The Swiss bar hit by a deadly fire in the early hours of New Year’s Day had not been inspected in five years, local authorities said Tuesday.—
Joseph Ataman,
CNN Money,
6 Jan. 2026
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If your city isn’t listed, either no restaurants there were inspected that month, or none earned a perfect score.—
Phillip Valys,
Sun Sentinel,
6 Jan. 2026
Verb
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In one TikTok that has been viewed more than 4 million times, a therapist explains functional freeze as a state of mind driven by chronic stress.—
The New York Times News Service Syndicate,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Jan. 2026
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At the core of this extremism is the dangerous view that the founders viewed aggrieved citizens who attack the government through armed violence as righteous patriots, rather than the enemies of the state.—
Douglas Letter,
Time,
6 Jan. 2026
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“Surveyed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/surveyed. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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