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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
In his national workforce study, López reports surveying 1,000 American workers, from individual contributors to senior executives, ages 18 to 60, broken out by generation, gender, and role.
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Nia Bowers, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
Leaders from each congregation had spent months holding listening sessions and surveying their members about what community problems keep them up at night.
—Miami Herald, 14 Apr. 2026
The Platte County Sheriff’s Office assisted with surveying the crash scene.
—Kansas City Star, 13 Apr. 2026
This feeling of a loss of control is perhaps most palpable when surveying the landscape of European business today.
—Francesca Cassidy, Fortune, 10 Apr. 2026
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Nia Bowers, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
Leaders from each congregation had spent months holding listening sessions and surveying their members about what community problems keep them up at night.
—Miami Herald, 14 Apr. 2026
The Platte County Sheriff’s Office assisted with surveying the crash scene.
—Kansas City Star, 13 Apr. 2026
This feeling of a loss of control is perhaps most palpable when surveying the landscape of European business today.
—Francesca Cassidy, Fortune, 10 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for surveying
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And even after breaking into the shooter’s phone and computer and interviewing friends and family, investigators have not been able to determine a clear motive or political ideology.—
Harmeet Kaur,
CNN Money,
23 Apr. 2026
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Police said the arrest came after a daylong investigation that included interviewing witnesses, canvassing the neighborhood and reviewing surveillance video.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
21 Apr. 2026
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The film traces his long-running bid to step out of Chun’s shadow and claim the top seat himself, examining the web of alliances, rivalries, and institutional maneuvers that defines his ascent.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
27 Apr. 2026
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Blanche said ballistics experts are still examining evidence to provide more clarity on those questions.—
Alanna Durkin Richer,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Apr. 2026
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From the vantage point of L2, the X-ray spacecraft was able to gather the data that informed this soft X-ray map by scanning the sky four times between 2019 and 2021.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
24 Apr. 2026
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In some cases, paid ICE officers were scanning IDs while unpaid TSA workers were working the security scanning machines at Hartsfield-Jackson.—
Irene Wright,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2026
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Ryan’s diagnosis of Horner after more than 18 hours of interviewing him as well as speaking to other witnesses and reviewing records listed 10 conditions including autism, ADHD, post-traumatic stress disorder, major depression and fetal alcohol spectrum disorder.—
Harriet Ramos,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 Apr. 2026
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Those tensions hit a new high when Reuters published an internal Defense Department email last week that proposed punishing Britain for its position on Iran by reviewing America’s position on the Falkland Islands.—
Freddie Clayton,
NBC news,
29 Apr. 2026
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The black-and-white surveillance video from November 2024 shows a masked thief carefully inspecting and stuffing seven of Van Gaver's pigeons into a bag.—
Sharyn Alfonsi,
CBS News,
26 Apr. 2026
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When traveling, the EPA suggests inspecting any room visitors will be staying in for the presence of bed bugs.—
Colson Thayer,
PEOPLE,
20 Apr. 2026
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SilverLeaf features large windows and in-seat dining, while GoldLeaf offers bi-level dome cars, an open-air viewing platform, and a dedicated dining room serving gourmet meals.—
Taryn White,
Travel + Leisure,
27 Apr. 2026
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Most Britons aren't viewing the king's trip favorably.—
Kathryn Watson,
CBS News,
27 Apr. 2026
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“Surveying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/surveying. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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