as in inspection
a close look at or over someone or something in order to judge condition
a survey of the premises revealed that four of the exit doors were locked
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as in to interview
to go around and approach (people) with a request for opinions or information
surveyed the medical residents and found out that 60% of them don't think they get enough sleep
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as in to review
to look over closely (as for judging quality or condition)
surveyed the books at the estate sale, fondly hoping to find a rare first edition
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Recent Examples of survey
Anthony Thompson,
USA Today,
4 July 2026
Coming in first, with more than 88% of survey respondents saying they are commonly stolen, are towels.
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Kait Hanson,
Southern Living,
4 July 2026
Will McCurdy,
PC Magazine,
28 June 2026
Companies will be surveyed through mid-September.
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Baltimore Sun Staff,
Baltimore Sun,
28 June 2026
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The largest partisan gap in the survey involved attending religious services with someone who has different political views.
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Anthony Thompson,
USA Today,
4 July 2026
Coming in first, with more than 88% of survey respondents saying they are commonly stolen, are towels.
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Kait Hanson,
Southern Living,
4 July 2026
Verb
The research, conducted by the University of Newcastle, surveyed 408 minors aged 12 to 17 in New South Wales.
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Will McCurdy,
PC Magazine,
28 June 2026
Companies will be surveyed through mid-September.
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Baltimore Sun Staff,
Baltimore Sun,
28 June 2026
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Unlike most other states, California has its own inspection-and-approval system for fireworks, and confiscates those failing standards.
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The flight landed safely, and a post-flight inspection did not reveal any damage to the aircraft, JetBlue said.
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The police said that the allegations were first reported to the police in January 2025 and Glitter was interviewed in relation to the investigation in July 2025.
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Who said what Amnesty analyzed video and documentary evidence and interviewed 246 people for its report, including 208 survivors, 39 of whom were children.
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The court declined, however, to review a challenge to a federal ban on handgun sales to 18- to 20-year-olds, as well as to a similar Florida state law.
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The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom.
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The agency has not indicated when that review will conclude, and the final scope of any patent could change during the examination process.
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The findings came after Crump and the child's family pushed for an independent examination and called for transparency and accountability in the investigation into the June 14 shooting.
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Of the 91 microchips, Honsal said 85 were scanned from the intact canine remains, and six were found in loose soil.
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Others may step in when a package jams, a label fails to scan or a pallet needs human attention.
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Success hinges on a candid audit of these operational realities.
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The details will be included in a final audit from NASA’s OIG that will address the program cancellations’ effects on NASA’s workforce, its contractors and international partners.
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Apple examines each application and each update of every third-party app, and if these don’t meet Apple’s definition of acceptable, then they are not allowed to be installed.
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These agencies examine the water in comparison to contamination thresholds to determine if the area is swimmable.
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But the issue has drawn intense scrutiny in recent years, driven in part by some high-profile transgender athletes.
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The board’s near-unanimous endorsement of Bell was also a stunning outcome for an acrimonious hiring process that drew scrutiny from high-ranking GOP officials all the way up to the White House.
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“Survey.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/survey. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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