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as in interviewing
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 examining
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 surveying
Under a tree stand two campus police officers in full gear and sunglasses, arms folded across their chests, surveying the crowd.
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Zinzi Clemmons, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2026
The final phase will relocate these tests over communities, with NASA surveying residents on their impressions of the airplane’s noise.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 6 June 2026
One of them, for example, links to a scout drone camera surveying the terrain ahead and feeding back route data to the driver.
—New Atlas, 2 June 2026
Goalies are constantly surveying the field, diagnosing where the threat might come from, positioning themselves to protect against it.
—Tim Rohan, NBC news, 2 June 2026
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Zinzi Clemmons, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2026
The final phase will relocate these tests over communities, with NASA surveying residents on their impressions of the airplane’s noise.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 6 June 2026
One of them, for example, links to a scout drone camera surveying the terrain ahead and feeding back route data to the driver.
—New Atlas, 2 June 2026
Goalies are constantly surveying the field, diagnosing where the threat might come from, positioning themselves to protect against it.
—Tim Rohan, NBC news, 2 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for surveying
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Instead, those investigations are handled by an internal group of Air Force specialists tasked with collecting evidence, preserving it and interviewing witnesses.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
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The live feed for the ceremony, with an eye on retaining the museum’s focus on everyday stories, cut at times to actress Marsai Martin, interviewing everyday people on the Midway.—
Christopher Borrelli,
Chicago Tribune,
18 June 2026
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Sports features prominently across day one, with JioStar sports and live experiences CEO Ishan Chatterjee examining sport as a platform for fandom, AI and commerce, followed by ICC CEO Sanjog Gupta on cricket’s global expansion and La Liga president Javier Tebas on fan engagement and enforcement.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
16 June 2026
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Federal investigators have arrived at Butler Memorial Airport to begin examining the plane crash that killed 12 people Sunday morning.—
Neil Nakahodo,
Kansas City Star,
16 June 2026
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This is the cohort that grew up skipping lines, scanning QR codes, ordering from phones and treating friction as a brand failure.—
Gabriel Alin Zainescu,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2026
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Those scanning the skies over the East River this summer may spot something unfamiliar — a cargo drone schlepping packages between the Downtown Skyport in lower Manhattan and the Brooklyn Marine Terminal just south of Brooklyn Bridge Park.—
Anne Kadet,
Curbed,
19 June 2026
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In a statement to CBS News Detroit, McConico said the court recognizes the importance of certificate of compliance enforcement, is reviewing the legal and procedural issues involved, and has already met with advocates to discuss their concerns.—
Elaine Rojas-Castillo,
CBS News,
17 June 2026
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The Total Mortgage Arena, home to the Bridgeport Islanders hockey team for 25 years, officially went vacant in April and the city now is reviewing proposals from developers and venue managers on what to do with it.—
Don Stacom,
Hartford Courant,
17 June 2026
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Officials in Brazil on Monday were inspecting the site of a crash in which six people were killed Sunday, after two helicopters collided midair over a suburb of Rio de Janeiro.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 June 2026
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Not every home has a washing machine, but for those who do have them, inspecting and replacing the hoses is a homeowner maintenance tasks that often gets ignored.—
Timothy Dale,
The Spruce,
15 June 2026
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Outdoor space is ample on Decks 7 and 8, with viewing platforms in front of the bridge and at the stern of the ship on Deck 6.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
16 June 2026
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The square offered two viewing areas, with one screen showing the Fox broadcast in English and another area showing the Telemundo broadcast in Spanish.—
Cal Phillips
June 14,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
15 June 2026
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“Surveying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/surveying. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.
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