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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
Mackenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 4 Apr. 2026
The podcast host—who’s married to Travis’s older brother Jason Kelce—had a fiery message aimed at queries about Swift and Kelce’s wedding.
—Lara Walsh, InStyle, 2 Apr. 2026
The letters appear to respond to queries from Bettina about times, dates, actors, and agents related to the creation of the animation.
—Katherine Rochester, Artforum, 1 Apr. 2026
Agentic SaaS platforms provide the necessary metadata and secure infrastructure that allow agents to execute tasks — from billing support to promotional queries — with the accuracy required for production.
—Mohith Shrivastava, Fortune, 31 Mar. 2026
What Brooks proffers is not the philosophy these queries require but a kind of pharmacology—a pill designed to alleviate every last pang.
—Becca Rothfeld, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
The search bar is the quickest way to find files, thanks to its filters and metadata options that speed up queries.
—Robert Anderson, PC Magazine, 30 Mar. 2026
Desalination plant in early stages Smith, who was in charge of asking many of the group’s queries at the Thursday night meeting, pressed for responses.
—Rebekah F. Ward, Houston Chronicle, 29 Mar. 2026
Today, users can route Siri queries to ChatGPT by explicitly requesting the OpenAI service.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2026
Rashi Shrivastava, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
Simon Properties, which operates many of South Florida’s most popular malls including Dadeland, Sawgrass Mills, The Falls, Brickell City Centre and Miami International Mall didn’t respond to several Miami Herald queries about its gun policy.
—Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 11 Oct. 2025
The celebrity chef frequently weighs in on viewers’ queries about his hit shows on social media.
—Erin Clements, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 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
User queries all get processed locally, never touching a cloud server.
—Mackenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 4 Apr. 2026
The podcast host—who’s married to Travis’s older brother Jason Kelce—had a fiery message aimed at queries about Swift and Kelce’s wedding.
—Lara Walsh, InStyle, 2 Apr. 2026
The letters appear to respond to queries from Bettina about times, dates, actors, and agents related to the creation of the animation.
—Katherine Rochester, Artforum, 1 Apr. 2026
Agentic SaaS platforms provide the necessary metadata and secure infrastructure that allow agents to execute tasks — from billing support to promotional queries — with the accuracy required for production.
—Mohith Shrivastava, Fortune, 31 Mar. 2026
What Brooks proffers is not the philosophy these queries require but a kind of pharmacology—a pill designed to alleviate every last pang.
—Becca Rothfeld, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
The search bar is the quickest way to find files, thanks to its filters and metadata options that speed up queries.
—Robert Anderson, PC Magazine, 30 Mar. 2026
Desalination plant in early stages Smith, who was in charge of asking many of the group’s queries at the Thursday night meeting, pressed for responses.
—Rebekah F. Ward, Houston Chronicle, 29 Mar. 2026
Today, users can route Siri queries to ChatGPT by explicitly requesting the OpenAI service.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2026
Verb
Each time a doctor queries the search engine, a central model will analyze it and internally route the question to the appropriate expert model for the best possible answer.
—Rashi Shrivastava, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
Simon Properties, which operates many of South Florida’s most popular malls including Dadeland, Sawgrass Mills, The Falls, Brickell City Centre and Miami International Mall didn’t respond to several Miami Herald queries about its gun policy.
—Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 11 Oct. 2025
The celebrity chef frequently weighs in on viewers’ queries about his hit shows on social media.
—Erin Clements, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 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
Noun
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From the start, there have been doubts about whether former Mascotte police officer James Duckett was really guilty in the 1987 murder of 11-year-old Teresa McAbee.—
Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
The Orlando Sentinel,
3 Apr. 2026
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There have been plenty of doubts about the Braves' starting rotation.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Two requests seeking those documents by The Charlotte Observer have received no response.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
1 Apr. 2026
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But under the Florida and Oklahoma laws, any arrest could lead to DNA collection for immigrants subject to federal detainer requests.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
31 Mar. 2026
Verb
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But when new hire Pumpkin (Lola Tung) questions their sisterhood, they’re forced to confront inner darkness or meet violent ends.—
Carly Thomas,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Mar. 2026
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Family questions police response Sye's other sister told CBS New Baltimore that the officers were too aggressive in their response.—
Adam Thompson,
CBS News,
24 Mar. 2026
Verb
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At the beginning of the story, Bruce asks Louise to rate her pain from one to ten—something that medical professionals are trained to do.—
Nina Mesfin,
New Yorker,
5 Apr. 2026
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With his approval rating slipping and scrutiny mounting over how his office communicates with Marylanders, this week’s reader poll asks whether voters still trust the governor to level with the public.—
Baltimore Sun staff,
Baltimore Sun,
4 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Longtime Univision news anchor Jorge Ramos and his daughter Paola Ramos — a journalist whose latest book interrogates the rise of the Latino far right — are moderating the conversation at Miami’s Adrienne Arsht Center.—
Claire Heddles,
Miami Herald,
12 Mar. 2026
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Ian Cheney’s brisk but sprawling doc interrogates the origins of the dish, who invented it, how it got popularized, and the eponymous 19th-century military leader who may (or may not) have inspired it.—
Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
12 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Despite the gamble, the scroll declared Genevieve was not safe — and her suspicions were confirmed when every vote had her name on it, sending her out of the game.—
Stephanie Petit,
PEOPLE,
2 Apr. 2026
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Law enforcement proceeded to perform field sobriety tests because of their suspicions.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
2 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The American Meteor Society has also been fielding a growing number of inquiries during this season.—
Briana Alvarado,
ABC News,
30 Mar. 2026
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Barrett-Reis did not respond to inquiries for this article, including a message sent via LinkedIn and a letter sent to an address that appeared to be associated with her.—
David Hilzenrath,
USA Today,
29 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The funding is ongoing while Colorado challenges the policy in court, but if reductions are made permanent, Mahanan predicts a wave of day care closures, almost overnight.—
Shay Castle,
Denver Post,
30 Mar. 2026
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The game challenges players to guess the hourly burrito combination for a chance to unlock prizes.—
Gabe Hauari,
USA Today,
30 Mar. 2026
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“Queries.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/queries. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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