interrogations

noun

plural of interrogation
as in questionings

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  1. investigations
  2. surveys
  3. inquisitions
  4. questionnaires
  5. polls
  6. explorations
  7. examinations
  8. studies
Noun
  • Even so, should Democrats take back the House next month, Musk would face congressional investigations — and lawmakers would closely scrutinize any attempts to merge his companies.
    — Ashley Gold, semafor.com, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Omar has denounced the investigations as a politically motivated conspiracy against her, and used it to urge supporters to donate to her reelection campaign.
    — Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of investigations
Noun
  • The party is currently polling at approximately 35% in voter intention surveys ahead of next year’s presidential election — far away the first-place party.
    — Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 22 Oct. 2026
  • That’s a larger lead for Rounds than many surveys have previously shown; some surveys even showed Bengs with a slight lead.
    — Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 21 Oct. 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
  • Symptoms, sleep habits, and how well antidepressants worked were all self-reported, and the circadian markers came from questionnaires rather than direct measures of the body clock.
    — Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 21 Oct. 2026
  • The participants reported their weekly physical activity via questionnaires.
    — Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of questionnaires
Noun
  • The outcome, which Vucic announced only around an hour and a half after polls closed, came after tensions had built as voting progressed during the day.
    — JOVANA GEC, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026
  • And polls ahead of Tuesday’s Israeli elections show that his party may not win the seats needed to form a government.
    — Shelby Talcott, semafor.com, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of polls
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
  • Specialists must evaluate a patient's symptoms, medical history, neurological examinations and imaging results to determine whether the disease is present.
    — Jasmine Arenas, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Jean also said at least a dozen children underwent medical examinations and that Osbeck lacked the documentation required to operate an orphanage.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of examinations
Noun
  • Graham is a senior fellow in economic studies at the Brookings Institution, a professor at the University of Maryland’s School of Public Policy, and a senior scientist at Gallup, whose World Poll supplied the data for her latest paper.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Earlier studies collected nearly 200 kill dates from beneath them—not one is older than 2,000 years.
    — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of studies
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