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as in doubt
a feeling or attitude that one does not know the truth, truthfulness, or trustworthiness of someone or something
readers will likely have a query or two about some of the more remarkable episodes in the memoir
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as in request
an act or instance of asking for information
please respond to my query at your earliest convenience
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as in to question
to demand proof of the truth or rightness of
it seems odd that someone would want two stoves, so you'd better query that order
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as in to ask
to put a question or questions to
queried the professor about the assignment
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as in to interrogate
to put a series of questions to
once the statement was given, the press secretary allowed reporters to query the President
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Recent Examples of query
Jeff Gluck, New York Times, 22 May 2025
Starting this summer, AI Mode will start incorporating users’ past queries into its responses, said Liz Reid, head of search.
—Julia Shapero, The Hill, 21 May 2025
IEEE Spectrum, 13 Mar. 2025
Agentic tools can query datasets, but the results are only as good as the data put into the system.
—Craig Costigan, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
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Noun
But Boles said his queries into the officiating showed the attenuators were overlooked by mistake — not on purpose.
—Jeff Gluck, New York Times, 22 May 2025
Starting this summer, AI Mode will start incorporating users’ past queries into its responses, said Liz Reid, head of search.
—Julia Shapero, The Hill, 21 May 2025
Verb
His team came up with the first designs in 2014 after querying a computer model to find nanoparticles that would produce particular wavelengths of light.
—IEEE Spectrum, 13 Mar. 2025
Agentic tools can query datasets, but the results are only as good as the data put into the system.
—Craig Costigan, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for query
Noun
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There is no doubt that not having to play the next day has its benefits.—
Julio Cesar Valdera Morales,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 May 2025
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There is no doubt about Arsenal’s effectiveness on attacking corners, but even after the returns of Havertz and Gabriel, there will be areas to improve on the defensive side.—
Ahmed Walid,
New York Times,
18 May 2025
Noun
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The White House did not respond to a request for comment.—
Joey Garrison,
USA Today,
25 May 2025
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Able Solutions has not responded to requests for comment.—
Colleen Shalby,
Los Angeles Times,
24 May 2025
Verb
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Inside the car were three people identified as Yasmin Cobb, 18, Josiah Sneed, 21 and Clifton Ray Foster Jr., 25, who all have Texas addresses listed on their arrest reports All three were detained and taken to the HSI office for questioning.—
Milena Malaver,
Miami Herald,
28 May 2025
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On Tuesday, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced that COVID-19 shots are no longer recommended for healthy children and pregnant women — a move immediately questioned by several public health experts.—
Carla K. Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
28 May 2025
Verb
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Think about the vast difference between typing in keywords to get hyperlinks, and simply asking an intelligent entity a question.—
John Werner,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025
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The response from her daughter was electric, and people began to comment on the fun design and ask about her interest in ballet.—
Connie Etemadi,
USA Today,
28 May 2025
Verb
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In keeping with the straightforward spirit of these kinds of projects, the film doesn’t interrogate the cost of health care in America, or the limitations of insurance companies.—
David Bloom,
Forbes.com,
21 May 2025
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Scenes of Gustav and Rachel feeling their way through his script, interrogating the characters’ motivations in rehearsal, encourage audiences to pose the same questions about the surrounding film.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
21 May 2025
Noun
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The idea that some demonstrators were being compensated sparked wider skepticism.—
Preezy Brown,
VIBE.com,
20 May 2025
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Ziff, in spite of some family skepticism toward Margouleff and his scheme, agreed.—
Nick Paumgarten,
New Yorker,
19 May 2025
Noun
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But the teacher who wrote the Sept. 27, 2023, email included student names, and the teacher who wrote the Nov. 1, 2023 email provided student names in response to an inquiry by Williams-James, the two teachers told The Bee.—
Jennah Pendleton,
Sacbee.com,
23 May 2025
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The Oklahoma Department of Education and Walters' office did not respond to an inquiry from USA TODAY.—
Kayla Jimenez,
USA Today,
23 May 2025
Verb
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This is an important step taken by France to challenge Iran’s hostage diplomacy.—
Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2025
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The character is a powerful metaphor of oppressed women, challenging patriarchal norms, and has emerged as a symbol of female strength and resilience within the Indian horror genre.—
Sunil Sadarangani,
Deadline,
20 May 2025
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“Query.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/query. Accessed 1 Jun. 2025.
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