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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2
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
Some firms now require employees to document their own reasoning before querying AI and flag where the two diverge, turning a usage log into an actual signal of judgment.
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Juliette Han,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2026
Officials believe these operations involve querying advanced AI systems repeatedly.
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Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
23 Apr. 2026
Reports of the court's concern were cited by privacy advocates and some congressional aides as a reason Congress should not reauthorize the law without changes and without the administration explaining the querying filter issue.
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Arkansas Online,
12 Apr. 2026
Instead of flooding analysts with thousands of warnings, the agents gather evidence in real time—querying threat-intelligence databases, analyzing behavioral patterns, and filtering out false positives—before deciding whether a situation warrants escalation.
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Sharon Goldman,
Fortune,
23 Feb. 2026
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.
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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.
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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.
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Devan Patel,
Mercury News,
18 Oct. 2025
Juliette Han,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2026
Officials believe these operations involve querying advanced AI systems repeatedly.
—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
23 Apr. 2026
Reports of the court's concern were cited by privacy advocates and some congressional aides as a reason Congress should not reauthorize the law without changes and without the administration explaining the querying filter issue.
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Arkansas Online,
12 Apr. 2026
Instead of flooding analysts with thousands of warnings, the agents gather evidence in real time—querying threat-intelligence databases, analyzing behavioral patterns, and filtering out false positives—before deciding whether a situation warrants escalation.
—
Sharon Goldman,
Fortune,
23 Feb. 2026
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.
—
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.
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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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for querying
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The video ends with the woman remaining at the scene until Broward Sheriff's Office deputies arrived and detained her for questioning.
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This can be especially true for LGBTQ+ youth looking for support, teens questioning their identity, or young people whose religious, political or social views differ from those of their parents.
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In Cañon City, Colorado, authorities are aiming for a 20% to 30% reduction in water use while asking residents to voluntarily conserve outdoor water consumption.
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In 1995, the Atlanta Track Club began seeking design submissions and asking the public to select their favorite.
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That separation allows teams to focus on interrogating problems rather than defending people.
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Investigators sat across from nearly every young child at Skyline – many of whose nascent, swinging legs could not yet reach the ground from their chairs – interrogating them over their missing classmate.
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Are the needs of another challenging your emotional state?
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Amid a challenging macroeconomic climate, American design furniture conglomerate MillerKnoll swung to a positive net earnings position in its fiscal fourth quarter.
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Prosecutors spent the start of George’s testimony quizzing him on the organizational structure of the sheriff’s office, as well as how internal affairs investigations play out.
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The Tennessee Titans went back to the streets quizzing random people in their schedule reveal in a twist to the team’s 2023 schedule reveal.
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Drill Tech-Obayashi alleges Yuba Water is steering that investigation away from examining its own operational decisions while focusing instead on the contractor’s work.
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The story reported that the victims had completed a safety course, while also examining state requirements and the large share of California boaters who had not.
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Abbott is contesting that verdict and the Missouri appeals court’s decision.
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The bicentennial occurred during an election year, with all the partisan denunciations that entails (though when Jimmy Carter narrowly beat Ford, no one thought of contesting the results).
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An internal Denver International Airport memo obtained by CBS Colorado appears to corroborate key details of a closed-door meeting that city officials have been publicly disputing.
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In addition to disputing Newton’s severance claim, the county also opposes his request for a recording of the closed session where commissioners discussed his termination.
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“Querying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/querying. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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