1
as in questioning
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 asking
to put a question or questions to
queried the professor about the assignment
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as in interrogating
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 querying
The company helps its clients connect their data with AI models to launch custom agents, in addition to providing tools for storing, processing and querying data.
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Jordan Novet, CNBC, 9 Feb. 2026
People who are obsessed with querying to the point of ignoring the actual work aren’t going to produce anything of value.
—Literary Hub, 29 Jan. 2026
The chips will primarily be used for inferencing, a kind of querying of a large language model so a chatbot can generate an answer.
—Manal Albarakati, semafor.com, 29 Oct. 2025
Mahan’s budget team also used AI to spot spending and revenue trends and provide insight by querying past financial records.
—Devan Patel, Mercury News, 18 Oct. 2025
When querying luxury shoppers in July, Essner said tariffs were not hitting in a big way.
—David Moin, Footwear News, 9 Sep. 2025
The integration of pg_vector extension enables storing and querying millions of vectors with millisecond response times, supporting real-time AI applications that process unstructured data alongside traditional business records.
—Janakiram Msv, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Land constraints aren’t going away, building and querying AI models is becoming cheaper and technologies continue to innovate.
—Tina Li, Sacbee.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Jordan Novet, CNBC, 9 Feb. 2026
People who are obsessed with querying to the point of ignoring the actual work aren’t going to produce anything of value.
—Literary Hub, 29 Jan. 2026
The chips will primarily be used for inferencing, a kind of querying of a large language model so a chatbot can generate an answer.
—Manal Albarakati, semafor.com, 29 Oct. 2025
Mahan’s budget team also used AI to spot spending and revenue trends and provide insight by querying past financial records.
—Devan Patel, Mercury News, 18 Oct. 2025
When querying luxury shoppers in July, Essner said tariffs were not hitting in a big way.
—David Moin, Footwear News, 9 Sep. 2025
The integration of pg_vector extension enables storing and querying millions of vectors with millisecond response times, supporting real-time AI applications that process unstructured data alongside traditional business records.
—Janakiram Msv, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Land constraints aren’t going away, building and querying AI models is becoming cheaper and technologies continue to innovate.
—Tina Li, Sacbee.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for querying
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Late Tuesday evening, hours after the images were released, the Pima County Sheriff’s Department and the FBI detained a person for questioning in the case.—
Dakin Andone,
CNN Money,
11 Feb. 2026
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Tensions flared and the hearing sparked heated exchanges — the Democrats comparing the enforcement operations to Nazi Germany and questioning how the administration officials will be judged — the chairman at times gaveling the lawmakers back to order.—
Rebecca Santana,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Feb. 2026
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In her remarks, academy President Lynette Howell Taylor acknowledged the questions many nominees have been asking themselves amid industry contraction, political volatility and global conflict.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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In addition to asking that the subpoena be quashed, Wexner sought a protective order that would have barred plaintiffs from questioning him in the case.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
11 Feb. 2026
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Other major Jewish groups that conduct population surveys have in the past typically avoided closely interrogating Jewish opinions about Zionism.—
Andrew Lapin,
Sun Sentinel,
9 Feb. 2026
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The frontier is instead ideological, about interrogating how to reconcile a complex world into something comprehensible when doing the opposite seems easier.—
Shirley Li,
The Atlantic,
5 Feb. 2026
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Leading through challenging moments requires steadiness, clear priorities, and transparency.—
Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson,
semafor.com,
6 Feb. 2026
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Your 3rd House of Transmissions carries mischievous Mercury, bouncing off of reactive Uranus in your 6th House of Everyday Effort, challenging your rhythm with a last-minute task.—
Tarot.com,
Sun Sentinel,
5 Feb. 2026
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Every year since 2003, the umbrella organization for quizzing outfits around the globe has put on the granddaddy of knowledge competitions.—
Drew Goins,
The Atlantic,
2 Feb. 2026
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Jason is quizzing himself on the menu and doesn’t even know about the goat-cheese balls, which is not only the most popular dish on the menu but an important piece of Vanderpump Rules lore.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
21 Jan. 2026
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University of Chicago researchers have begun examining data collected by a device transported by a NASA balloon that flew over Antarctica for 23 days.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
9 Feb. 2026
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But human physicians are still required to do the bulk of the work – like making diagnoses, physically examining patients and writing reports.—
Lisa Eadicicco,
CNN Money,
9 Feb. 2026
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Christian Braun helped extend the game to OT by defending Brunson and contesting his step-back attempt to win it on the ensuing possession.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
5 Feb. 2026
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While 5,400 drivers fighting their school-bus violations failed to get news of their legal wins, others could see their fines voided without even contesting their tickets, according to the audit.—
Douglas Hanks,
Miami Herald,
4 Feb. 2026
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However, the Pima County Sheriff’s Office is disputing the clip to Fox News Digital, citing the department is unaware of any reports of a ski mask being found.—
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
12 Feb. 2026
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Nobody is disputing the fact that Everton and McNeil were not informed of what was happening until after the window had closed.—
Patrick Boyland,
New York Times,
7 Feb. 2026
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“Querying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/querying. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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