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
Detectives interviewing Yates in the hospital where he was treated learned the suspect had been in a band with the victim’s son.
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Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 2 Apr. 2026
Her deputy was the one who granted limited immunity to Jeffrey Epstein’s primary accomplice, Ghislaine Maxwell, while interviewing her over two days in July 2025.
—David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 2 Apr. 2026
Ed has covered pop music for The Republic since 2007, reviewing festivals and concerts, interviewing legends, covering the local scene and more.
—Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 1 Apr. 2026
From a L’Oreal partnership to interviewing fellow celebrities on the red carpet, the Summer House star is talented and a sight for sore eyes.
—Essence, 1 Apr. 2026
Porter pulled out prior to interviewing with Johnson and a community panel.
—Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 30 Mar. 2026
How to Actually Find Your Soul OB Think of this less like being assigned a provider and more like interviewing someone for one of the most important roles in your life right now.
—Allison Palmer, Kansas City Star, 30 Mar. 2026
The film features Roher, who won an Oscar for his 2022 doc about Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, interviewing AI titans like Altman, Anthropic’s Daniela and Dario Amodei and Google DeepMind’s Demis Hassabis.
—Rebecca Keegan, NBC news, 27 Mar. 2026
The grand jury reviewed public records, toured the blast site and spent more than 40 hours interviewing public officials.
—Joe Rubin, Sacbee.com, 26 Mar. 2026
Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 2 Apr. 2026
Her deputy was the one who granted limited immunity to Jeffrey Epstein’s primary accomplice, Ghislaine Maxwell, while interviewing her over two days in July 2025.
—David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 2 Apr. 2026
Ed has covered pop music for The Republic since 2007, reviewing festivals and concerts, interviewing legends, covering the local scene and more.
—Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 1 Apr. 2026
From a L’Oreal partnership to interviewing fellow celebrities on the red carpet, the Summer House star is talented and a sight for sore eyes.
—Essence, 1 Apr. 2026
Porter pulled out prior to interviewing with Johnson and a community panel.
—Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 30 Mar. 2026
How to Actually Find Your Soul OB Think of this less like being assigned a provider and more like interviewing someone for one of the most important roles in your life right now.
—Allison Palmer, Kansas City Star, 30 Mar. 2026
The film features Roher, who won an Oscar for his 2022 doc about Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, interviewing AI titans like Altman, Anthropic’s Daniela and Dario Amodei and Google DeepMind’s Demis Hassabis.
—Rebecca Keegan, NBC news, 27 Mar. 2026
The grand jury reviewed public records, toured the blast site and spent more than 40 hours interviewing public officials.
—Joe Rubin, Sacbee.com, 26 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for interviewing
surveying
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The 2026 Consumer Trust Survey was conducted by surveying 1,000 Americans to gauge consumer sentiment regarding home service costs, price transparency and provider trust.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
30 Mar. 2026
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An employee for Westwood Professional Services, an engineering and land surveying firm with offices in Fort Worth and Austin, filed for the grading permit, records show.—
Samuel O’Neal
March 30,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 Mar. 2026
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“Interviewing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interviewing. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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