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 Marley Marius, who made her podcast debut in 2024 while interviewing Escola, the show’s playwright and onetime star, once again joined Chloe on The Run-Through, this time to talk to Yang about starring in this wildly beloved production. — Alex Jhamb Burns, Vogue, 13 Oct. 2026 The murder prompted an extensive investigation, with police interviewing more than 1,300 people and knocking on hundreds of doors. — Brittany Miller, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2026 The film, released independently with the backing of The Guardian and MK2, sees the directors interviewing Israeli soldiers and intelligence officers, whose identities are hidden, on the civilian death toll in Gaza. — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 11 Oct. 2026 But the smartest among them—or just the most ambitious—might reasonably conclude that the way to be funny for a living is to get very good at talking to their friends and interviewing people. — Dan Brooks, New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2026 As recently as December, FBI agents were interviewing Wien's neighbors and acquaintances, despite not being able to obtain a warrant to search her phone. — Sarah N. Lynch, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026 The idea was that interviewing the children would make the chasms between the classes evident. — Lauren Jackson, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026 Carlson has faced criticism for interviewing Holocaust revisionist Darryl Cooper in 2024 and white nationalist Nick Fuentes, who has repeatedly denied the Holocaust, made antisemitic comments, and praised Adolf Hitler. — Rena Rowe, The Washington Examiner, 3 Oct. 2026 When a number changes overnight, no one can identify the definition change without interviewing the analyst. — Gopichand Mannava, Forbes.com, 29 Sep. 2026

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surveying

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Emergency crews in Florida and Alabama are surveying damage wrought by Hurricane Isaias, after the storm bashed into the Gulf Coast as a Category 2 storm Friday night.

— Bill Chappell, NPR, 10 Oct. 2026
The three-time NBA MVP stood behind a gaggle of teammates squished up against the CU bench, quietly surveying the madness from the 15-yard line while twisting the cap of his bottled water.

— Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 4 Oct. 2026

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