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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
Tornado levels homes in Enid, Oklahoma Residents of Enid, Oklahoma, are surveying the damage on Friday after a massive tornado ripped through the city on Thursday night.
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Jack Moore, ABC News, 24 Apr. 2026
Garing, 37, works full-time as a field technician for a land surveying company.
—Gili Malinsky
tasia Jensen, CNBC, 16 Apr. 2026
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.
—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
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Jack Moore, ABC News, 24 Apr. 2026
Garing, 37, works full-time as a field technician for a land surveying company.
—Gili Malinsky
tasia Jensen, CNBC, 16 Apr. 2026
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.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for surveying
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From speaking to trainers and owners on the walkover to the paddock to interviewing the winning jockey on horseback, Brothers has been front and center for some of the most emotional moments of NBC’s horse racing coverage.—
Joe Reedy,
Chicago Tribune,
1 May 2026
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The Regina Hicks murder case remained unsolved for decades until a cold case team from the Ohio Attorney General's Office Bureau of Criminal Investigation took over and began re-interviewing key witnesses.—
Mason Leath,
ABC News,
1 May 2026
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Given the highly turbulent nature of the solar atmosphere, researchers are now examining whether similar variations in type III burst drift rates could be driven by magnetic irregularities, including switchbacks or broader field deflections.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
3 May 2026
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Last month, Disability Law Colorado released a report examining conditions inside youth detention facilities.—
Karen Morfitt,
CBS News,
3 May 2026
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That leaves pilots scanning readings on the dashboard or guessing which side has lost thrust — all as the plane may be losing altitude.—
James Glanz,
New York Times,
1 May 2026
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Randy and Gwen McCurdy stood on their porch off Main Street on Monday night in Ottawa, Kansas, scanning the sky for signs of the storm.—
Tammy Ljungblad,
Kansas City Star,
30 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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Viall has made his show essential listening (and viewing) for completionist reality fans.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
4 May 2026
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These ranged from fan-zone activations and the Amex Racing Club—complete with multiple beauty-refresh stations and massage chairs—to a prime trackside viewing lounge located near the first turn.—
Viju Mathew,
Robb Report,
4 May 2026
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“Surveying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/surveying. Accessed 6 May. 2026.
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