questionings

noun

plural of questioning
as in interrogations

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for questionings
  1. investigations
  2. inquisitions
  3. surveys
  4. questionnaires
  5. explorations
  6. researches
  7. studies
  8. examinations
Noun
  • Omar has been the subject of government investigations for months.
    — Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 15 Oct. 2026
  • At the time, the company had several matters before the government, including investigations into its diversity, equity and inclusion programs, treatment of local broadcast affiliates and Kamala Harris’ appearance on NBC’s Saturday Night Live.
    — Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of investigations
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
  • That item is currently part of an optional question bank that state and local governments can choose to include when crafting their own surveys.
    — Sarah Todd, STAT, 15 Oct. 2026
  • The hotter and bluer white dwarfs are mostly brighter, so they can be seen from further away and are over-represented in surveys that only look at a star’s brightness.
    — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of surveys
Noun
  • Over an average follow-up period of about 19 years, participants periodically checked in to report on their health and diet, in the latter case via food frequency questionnaires.
    — Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 15 Oct. 2026
  • The participants reported their weekly physical activity via questionnaires.
    — Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of questionnaires
Noun
  • Late last year, Fabscrap released a white paper charting its explorations of pre-consumer waste materials and making recommendations for the industry to embed circularity upstream.
    — Bella Webb, Vogue, 8 Oct. 2026
  • It is expected to bring together his most iconic artworks, while inviting a fresh perspective on the artist’s explorations of mass media, image circulation, duplication, and popular culture.
    — Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of explorations
Noun
  • Melanie Challenger Melanie Challenger writes, researches, and broadcasts on the history of ideas, the history and philosophy of science, and the relationship between humans and the living world.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Decades after researches first sequenced the human genome, scientists throughout the world are still working to understand it.
    — Gary Skuse, The Conversation, 28 Apr. 2026
Definition of researches
Noun
  • In an analysis of data from 130 studies involving more than 275,000 people around the globe, most character strengths were associated with greater mental health.
    — Joan M. Cook, Time, 17 Oct. 2026
  • First, is the human superior colliculus organized the way animal studies suggest, with vision concentrated in its upper layers and touch in its deeper layers?
    — Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of studies
Noun
  • Margaritora, the chief thoracic surgeon at Rome's Gemelli hospital, also confirmed that the nodule was discovered by chance during routine abdominal examinations.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 18 Oct. 2026
  • Margaritora, the chief thoracic surgeon at Rome’s Gemelli hospital, also confirmed that the nodule was discovered by chance during routine abdominal examinations.
    — Colleen Barry, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of examinations
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