INTERVIEWING Synonyms: 11 Similar and Opposite Words

interviewing

verb

present participle of interview

as in surveying

to go around and approach (people) with a request for opinions or information a reporter at the scene interviewing witnesses to the explosion

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Recent Examples of interviewing Observe the work for 30 to 60 days rather than interviewing people about it. — Manish Garg, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026 Strahan is interviewing Ariana Grande, who just became engaged to Davidson, for ABC News. — Ralphie Aversa, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026 The Times’s Andrew Ross Sorkin, coincidentally, is interviewing Cohan at the 92nd Street Y September 9. — Ben Smith, semafor.com, 1 Sep. 2026 While interviewing Abdullah, whose home has been occupied by Israeli settlers, a group of masked men in a car with Israeli license plates descended on them with sticks and stones, beating them. — Glenn Garner, Deadline, 30 Aug. 2026 But Jons will stay as part of the race, with her role now focused on interviewing fans. — Chris Marshall-Bell, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026 Before interviewing candidates, talk to their future peers and others who will work most closely with them. — Harvard Business Review, 24 Aug. 2026 As part of a social study, Manila spent five months interviewing Rodríguez for the philosophy department at the University of Palma de Mallorca. — Laura Sharman, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026 According to police, when officers were interviewing witnesses, a person armed with a knife charged at the officers. — Mika Edwards, CBS News, 22 Aug. 2026

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surveying

Verb

Anne Dressen, a curator at the Musée d’Art Moderne de Paris, has been researching these questions by surveying hundreds of museum labels and wall texts across Europe and the US.

— Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 28 Aug. 2026
Another goal of the telescope is to spend a month surveying all the stars in the Milky Way galaxy.

— Joe Palca, NPR, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of surveying

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