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as in doubts
a feeling or attitude that one does not know the truth, truthfulness, or trustworthiness of someone or something
readers will likely have a query or two about some of the more remarkable episodes in the memoir
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as in requests
an act or instance of asking for information
please respond to my query at your earliest convenience
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as in questions
to demand proof of the truth or rightness of
it seems odd that someone would want two stoves, so you'd better query that order
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as in asks
to put a question or questions to
queried the professor about the assignment
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as in interrogates
to put a series of questions to
once the statement was given, the press secretary allowed reporters to query the President
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Recent Examples of queries
Peter Ford, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
In addition to optimizing queries, Espresso routes queries between different compute clusters to maximize efficiency.
—Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 13 Sep. 2025
The latter approach, often based on mass scraping of the internet, is already producing American chatbots with false and unreliable results, including the parroting of Chinese Communist Party propaganda in response to consumer queries.
—Ruth Vitale, Deadline, 10 Sep. 2025
The Kremlin's spokesman Dmitry Peskov declined to comment on incidents involving Russian drones — and directed queries to the Russian Defense Ministry.
—Joanna Kakissis, NPR, 10 Sep. 2025
After retraining, the AI model consistently rejected harmful queries, even when operating with only a fraction of its original structure.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 7 Sep. 2025
Dabur declined to comment on the advertisement, and Colgate did not respond to queries from Reuters.
—CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2025
Despite shooting down any suggestions of infidelity, she’s continued to field the questions and comments, responding politely to the seemingly never-ending queries.
—Sara Belcher, PEOPLE, 6 Sep. 2025
On Wednesday evening in NYC, Stone, Lanthimos, and Tracy took the stage for a post-screening Q&A to chat about the film with Patti Smith, who had plenty of queries about the film’s making, including the one-take-only head-shaving.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2025
Meeky Hwang, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
With topics ranging from triple-captain dilemmas to dark-horse midfielders and how the new Defensive Contributions (DC) rule works, here are Abdul’s answers to some of the standout queries.
—Abdul Rehman, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2025
However, that result was measured by Artificial Analysis, which queries different providers without controlling how the workload is executed.
—Dina Genkina, IEEE Spectrum, 4 June 2025
Noun
Next, traceback either leverages the STIR/SHAKEN attestation framework, which immediately identifies the source network, or undertakes queries at each upstream CSP in the call's transmission chain until the originating CSP and its customer are identified.
—Peter Ford, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
In addition to optimizing queries, Espresso routes queries between different compute clusters to maximize efficiency.
—Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 13 Sep. 2025
The latter approach, often based on mass scraping of the internet, is already producing American chatbots with false and unreliable results, including the parroting of Chinese Communist Party propaganda in response to consumer queries.
—Ruth Vitale, Deadline, 10 Sep. 2025
The Kremlin's spokesman Dmitry Peskov declined to comment on incidents involving Russian drones — and directed queries to the Russian Defense Ministry.
—Joanna Kakissis, NPR, 10 Sep. 2025
After retraining, the AI model consistently rejected harmful queries, even when operating with only a fraction of its original structure.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 7 Sep. 2025
Dabur declined to comment on the advertisement, and Colgate did not respond to queries from Reuters.
—CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2025
Despite shooting down any suggestions of infidelity, she’s continued to field the questions and comments, responding politely to the seemingly never-ending queries.
—Sara Belcher, PEOPLE, 6 Sep. 2025
On Wednesday evening in NYC, Stone, Lanthimos, and Tracy took the stage for a post-screening Q&A to chat about the film with Patti Smith, who had plenty of queries about the film’s making, including the one-take-only head-shaving.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
Technical leadership isn't about having encyclopedic knowledge of the latest JavaScript framework or optimizing database queries in your sleep.
—Meeky Hwang, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
With topics ranging from triple-captain dilemmas to dark-horse midfielders and how the new Defensive Contributions (DC) rule works, here are Abdul’s answers to some of the standout queries.
—Abdul Rehman, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2025
However, that result was measured by Artificial Analysis, which queries different providers without controlling how the workload is executed.
—Dina Genkina, IEEE Spectrum, 4 June 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for queries
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Black’s sister Molly Watts said the family had doubts after agreeing to donate Black’s organs but felt unheard until the 34-year-old doctor, in his first year as a neurosurgeon, intervened.—
Kff Health News,
Oc Register,
12 Sep. 2025
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If there were any lingering doubts, Aaron Judge has now cemented his status as a bona fide Yankees legend.—
Julio Cesar Valdera Morales,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
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The program is accepting, reviewing, and processing new enrollment applications and certification requests, according to HHS, and any information ban was lifted in February.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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But Miller said Wake County officials for nearly a decade refused her requests to have her kids reevaluated.—
Fred Clasen-Kelly,
ABC News,
11 Sep. 2025
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In her podcast, the high school senior grapples with her family's history and questions her own national identity.—
Steve Drummond,
NPR,
9 Sep. 2025
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The Broadway revival of Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club is ending its run almost a month early amid health struggles for its star and a lawsuit that questions what the production has been doing with its money.—
Jennifer Zhan,
Vulture,
9 Sep. 2025
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Additionally, the Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection asks guests needing special assistance, including those who use supplemental oxygen or have a hearing impairment, to contact the company ahead of time to make proper accommodations.—
Amanda Eyre Ward,
Travel + Leisure,
12 Sep. 2025
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The act asks the courts to force the DOE to disclose all the relevant records involved with the preparation of the report, and to cease relying on it for any regulatory actions.—
Nate Anderson,
ArsTechnica,
12 Sep. 2025
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Pierre Michel Jean’s TTFF title Oblivion interrogates anti-Blackness in Dominican society.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
3 Sep. 2025
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Made in Africa is a monthly column by Rolling Stone staff writer Mankaprr Conteh that celebrates and interrogates the lives, concerns, and innovations of cultural workers of the African diaspora from their vantage point.—
Mankaprr Conteh,
Rolling Stone,
23 Aug. 2025
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But not all Chinese companies gave them a rousing reception at a time of intense nationalism and national security suspicions under Xi.—
Joyce Jiang,
CNN Money,
13 Sep. 2025
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Laura visits Cherry’s mom, Tracey (Karen Henthorn), in hopes of getting Tracey to confirm her suspicions in a recorded conversation.—
Erin Jensen,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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The materialist, physiological explanation for the phenomenon of panic generates a bright contrast with the philosophical and metaphysical inquiries that have Nicholas, and Clune, in their grip.—
Scott Stossel,
The Atlantic,
9 Sep. 2025
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Neither California Governor Gavin Newsom’s office nor representatives for state senate and assembly leaders respond to inquiries left outside of normal business hours.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
9 Sep. 2025
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The exhibition challenges traditional art historical narratives and showcases how these women embraced action painting, gestural abstraction, and large-scale experimentation to create dynamic, influential works.—
Lee Sharrock,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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His second recommendation—renting instead of buying—challenges conventional wisdom about homeownership.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Queries.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/queries. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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