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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 the Bicentennial in 1976, 43% of those surveyed by Roper felt optimistic about the future of the country, compared with 15% who were pessimistic − the positive outnumbering the negative by 28 percentage points.
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Susan Page, USA Today, 22 June 2026
This study surveyed 600 adolescents ages 12 to 17 across the United States.
—Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 20 June 2026
The cemetery has never been completely surveyed.
—Dawn White, CBS News, 20 June 2026
Companies will be surveyed through August.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 June 2026
That’s in line with the 225,000 new applications forecast by analysts surveyed by the data firm FactSet.
—Matt Ott, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2026
The Americans surveyed express concerns about the way those policies are impacting household decisions.
—Elena Moore, NPR, 18 June 2026
Of those surveyed, 82% said their organizations plan to hire net-new AI-focused roles in the next 12 months, and 64% increased AI talent budgets compared with last year.
—Anthony Donnarumma, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
The businesses surveyed include seven restaurants and food trucks, 18 retail establishments, three construction companies and a variety of other storefronts.
—Nicole Acevedo, NBC news, 11 June 2026
Susan Page, USA Today, 22 June 2026
This study surveyed 600 adolescents ages 12 to 17 across the United States.
—Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 20 June 2026
The cemetery has never been completely surveyed.
—Dawn White, CBS News, 20 June 2026
Companies will be surveyed through August.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 June 2026
That’s in line with the 225,000 new applications forecast by analysts surveyed by the data firm FactSet.
—Matt Ott, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2026
The Americans surveyed express concerns about the way those policies are impacting household decisions.
—Elena Moore, NPR, 18 June 2026
Of those surveyed, 82% said their organizations plan to hire net-new AI-focused roles in the next 12 months, and 64% increased AI talent budgets compared with last year.
—Anthony Donnarumma, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
The businesses surveyed include seven restaurants and food trucks, 18 retail establishments, three construction companies and a variety of other storefronts.
—Nicole Acevedo, NBC news, 11 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for surveyed
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Researchers interviewed by the Tribune emphasized much of their work is in early stages.—
Michael Hawthorne,
Chicago Tribune,
21 June 2026
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And roughly half of the fathers interviewed had young children (ages 0-7), who require more attention than older kids.—
Kamala Thiagarajan,
NPR,
21 June 2026
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Witt appeared to massage the inside of his knee and then, after being examined, remained in the game for the third out of the inning.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
19 June 2026
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The horse was last examined by the NYPD Mounted Unit's veterinarian in March and was found fit for work, according to the union.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
18 June 2026
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The new San Diego street circuit at Naval Base Coronado, laser-scanned for the main iRacing sim, is widely expected to carry over to the console game.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
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Georgia's current voting machines print a paper ballot containing both a human-readable summary of a voter's selections and a QR code that is ultimately scanned and counted by election equipment.—
Zachary Bynum,
CBS News,
18 June 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,
22 June 2026
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In the more than 30 cases WCCO reviewed, one name appeared across a variety of different cases.—
Conor Wight,
CBS News,
21 June 2026
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While Europeans at Ellis Island did face medical inspections and some were even detained, Asians and Pacific Islanders at Angel Island were especially not welcomed; because of anti-Chinese exclusion laws, they instead were inspected, interrogated and detained in prison-like conditions.—
Matt Alderton,
USA Today,
22 June 2026
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Under current federal rules, many bridges must be inspected in, at most, 24-month intervals.—
Alex Krasnok,
Fortune,
21 June 2026
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In a video viewed more than 7 million times, the owner pleaded for officers not to shoot the dog.—
Richard Winton,
Los Angeles Times,
20 June 2026
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Trump is viewed favorably by 34% and Biden, Obama's vice president, lags behind both at 30% according to the polling conducted by SSRS, a national research organization.—
Jay Stahl,
USA Today,
19 June 2026
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“Surveyed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/surveyed. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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