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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
Nolensville has seen tremendous growth over the last 10 years and some of that growth is most apparent when surveying the town's current development projects.
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Gabrielle Chenault, Nashville Tennessean, 14 Dec. 2025
As he's done so many times, Buffalo Bills MVP quarterback Josh Allen scrambled outside the pocket on a snowy Highmark Stadium turf, surveying the field through flurries while defenders were crashing down on him.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 10 Dec. 2025
Andrew Mackay/Facebook At the end of the video, Mackay can be seen standing on the doorway, surveying the damage, as one of the dogs nuzzles him.
—CBS News, 10 Dec. 2025
While current self-driving cars are fitted with radar and cameras surveying their surroundings, future iterations using more advanced AI models could operate with fewer sensors—relying on artificial intelligence rather than exhaustive data collection to make decisions.
—Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 9 Dec. 2025
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Gabrielle Chenault, Nashville Tennessean, 14 Dec. 2025
As he's done so many times, Buffalo Bills MVP quarterback Josh Allen scrambled outside the pocket on a snowy Highmark Stadium turf, surveying the field through flurries while defenders were crashing down on him.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 10 Dec. 2025
Andrew Mackay/Facebook At the end of the video, Mackay can be seen standing on the doorway, surveying the damage, as one of the dogs nuzzles him.
—CBS News, 10 Dec. 2025
While current self-driving cars are fitted with radar and cameras surveying their surroundings, future iterations using more advanced AI models could operate with fewer sensors—relying on artificial intelligence rather than exhaustive data collection to make decisions.
—Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 9 Dec. 2025
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Sports Illustrated’s Albert Breer reported that three AFC teams have contacted the Rams about interviewing Scheelhaase for their head-coaching vacancy.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
12 Jan. 2026
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The team has been interviewing myriad candidates since.—
Baltimore Sun staff,
Baltimore Sun,
12 Jan. 2026
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Whether revisiting legendary careers or examining the fleeting intensity of modern pop, these films offer music lovers a chance to experience the stories behind the sound.—
Charlie Vargas,
Oc Register,
8 Jan. 2026
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This past summer, Brossoit and doctors, after examining his right hip, found the root cause of the knee pain — a cam lesion on the head of his femur that was causing issues with cartilage inside the joint.—
Curtis Pashelka,
Mercury News,
8 Jan. 2026
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More than six years had passed since Capote, looking for a quick non-fiction project to earn some cash, had run across a wire-service story from Kansas while scanning the back pages of The New York Times.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 Jan. 2026
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While scanning the shoreline, the helicopter crew discovered a man who matched the missing surfer's description and was stranded on rocks outside of Surfer's Beach.—
Emily Mae Czachor,
CBS News,
12 Jan. 2026
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On Tuesday, the crew prepared by packing cargo, reviewing return-to-Earth procedures and transferring hardware aboard the ISS, the agency said.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
15 Jan. 2026
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After reviewing the 1,000 most popular names, BabyCenter is revealing which names fell the most from 2024 to 2025.—
Hannah Sacks,
PEOPLE,
15 Jan. 2026
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The Coast Guard is the primary federal authority responsible for inspecting commercial riverboats on the nation's inland waterways.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
31 Dec. 2025
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Huening advises inspecting them periodically for animal activity and sun exposure.—
Colleen Sullivan,
Better Homes & Gardens,
29 Dec. 2025
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The goggles act as both a viewing interface and a recording device.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Jan. 2026
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Thomas Jefferson, as secretary of state, passionately advocated honoring the treaty, viewing it as a debt of gratitude to a nation that shared republican ideals and had sacrificed much for American liberty.—
Daniel Ross Goodman,
The Washington Examiner,
9 Jan. 2026
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“Surveying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/surveying. Accessed 18 Jan. 2026.
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