interrogations

noun

plural of interrogation
as in questionings

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for interrogations
  1. investigations
  2. surveys
  3. inquisitions
  4. questionnaires
  5. polls
  6. explorations
  7. examinations
  8. studies
Noun
  • Amanda Lee Myers is a senior crime reporter who covers the death penalty, cold case investigations, breaking news for USA TODAY.
    — Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2026
  • The Homeland Security spokesperson indicated there would be more to the investigations, saying officials had identified more than 24,000 potential noncitizens who had been referred to Homeland Security Investigations.
    — Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of investigations
Noun
  • Ground surveys can provide more detailed information at a particular site, but covering an entire subway corridor that way would be difficult.
    — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 29 Aug. 2026
  • The second and third surveys will focus on dark matter and dark energy.
    — Denise Chow, NBC news, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of surveys
Noun
  • Conservative influencers are pushing for a return to the dark days of 1950s inquisitions.
    — Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 6 Mar. 2026
  • McCullum generally leaves in-match inquisitions to his loyal lieutenants, Marcus Trescothick and Jeetan Patel.
    — Paul Newman, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2026
Definition of inquisitions
Noun
  • Rather, the risk is usually in how the information travels, for instance by email, spreadsheets or one-off questionnaires.
    — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 25 Aug. 2026
  • To prepare, Galinskaya has clients fill out pre-meeting questionnaires, which are kept confidential, about their objectives and concerns.
    — Hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of questionnaires
Noun
  • The potential scenario of a Le Pen-Mélenchon second-round duel that polls suggest could end with a Le Pen victory could ultimately prompt some candidates to drop out, to concentrate votes behind mainstream alternatives.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Recent polls have shown Bottoms and Jackson neck-and-neck in the governor's race, with Jackson barely pulling ahead of Bottoms in recent weeks.
    — Irene Wright, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of polls
Noun
  • Dow Gardens—a 110-acre botanical garden with walking paths and guided nature explorations—is here.
    — Amelia Mularz, Architectural Digest, 20 Aug. 2026
  • The hotel is five miles from the Great Basin National Park entrance, and within 60 miles of Ely—an easy distance for daytime explorations through town.
    — Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of explorations
Noun
  • Swelling and spinal shock can cloud the earliest neurological picture, and physicians repeat examinations over time for good reason, as many people once given a grave prognosis go on to recover.
    — Daryl Austin, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Numerous pieces of evidence were submitted to forensic laboratories, and some examinations required significant time before investigators could take additional steps, according to the department.
    — Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of examinations
Noun
  • The article criticizes the lack of comparative studies showing firms implementing these remedies outperform similar ones that don't.
    — Steve Denning, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2026
  • And so can this actually make a meaningful difference, or is that Medicaid money that is going to be no longer going, flowing to those hospitals, is that going to make this all offset like some of those studies?
    — Dana Taylor, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of studies
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