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as in interviewing
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 examining
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 surveying
The easy 1-mile route takes hikers under the bridge—past the spot where George Washington allegedly carved his initials into the rock when surveying the land—and then out to Lace Falls, a 50-foot cascade.
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Lydia Mansel, Southern Living, 8 Sep. 2025
Damage assessment teams are still surveying the burn area, Cal Fire said, but fire officials said early estimates of crop damage from the blaze were expected to be at least $65 million.
—Sacbee.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Our next steps will involve surveying lenders who currently provide small-dollar loans and hosting a summit to discuss best practices and offer recommendations to the SBA.
—Brock Blake, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
While Williams and Sanders could emerge as viable options, the Cowboys should still be surveying the running back market in search of a possible long-term option in the backfield.
—Kevin McCormick, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Aug. 2025
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Lydia Mansel, Southern Living, 8 Sep. 2025
Damage assessment teams are still surveying the burn area, Cal Fire said, but fire officials said early estimates of crop damage from the blaze were expected to be at least $65 million.
—Sacbee.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Our next steps will involve surveying lenders who currently provide small-dollar loans and hosting a summit to discuss best practices and offer recommendations to the SBA.
—Brock Blake, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
While Williams and Sanders could emerge as viable options, the Cowboys should still be surveying the running back market in search of a possible long-term option in the backfield.
—Kevin McCormick, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for surveying
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Here's the latest about the Arizona location Ed has covered pop music for The Republic since 2007, reviewing festivals and concerts, interviewing legends, covering the local scene and more.—
Ed Masley,
AZCentral.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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The lead investigator interviewing her had never heard of H-2A before.—
ProPublica,
ProPublica,
13 Sep. 2025
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Scientists are also examining endophytes from sources unrelated to the target plant.—
Anna Marija Helt,
JSTOR Daily,
17 Sep. 2025
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Investigators are examining whether Kirk's outspoken anti-transgender views played a role.—
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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An AppSec assessment can helps uncover these risks by evaluating the effectiveness of existing controls, scanning practices and visibility across the application landscape.—
Rajat Sharma,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Sony and onsemi still dominate SPAD chip technology, while silicon OPA scanning precision, a key process, needs to be improved.—
Ni Tao,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Sep. 2025
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Teach Tape Fridays are built on a reel of plays Patriots vice president of football operations and strategy John Streicher creates for Vrabel upon reviewing every play of every game the week before.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
19 Sep. 2025
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The panel’s members delayed until Friday reviewing the guidance for vaccinating newborns against hepatitis B , which can cause serious liver infections and cancer.—
Grant Stringer,
Mercury News,
19 Sep. 2025
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In video footage of the tragedy obtained by ViralPress, Praphrom could be seen inspecting a collapsed road from a trench opening below, before soil and concrete fell and struck the back of his neck, pinning him to the ground and burying him.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
PEOPLE,
13 Sep. 2025
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Researchers inspecting the turbo expander developed for a large-scale, long-duration Liquid Air Energy Storage system.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Sep. 2025
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But for those who simply can’t wait to watch old-era and new-era contestants battling it out for ultimate bragging rights, Probst notes that the Survivor 50 viewing experience actually begins with what is about to unfold on Survivor 49.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
18 Sep. 2025
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Tom’s appeal includes an elevated menu offering lobster tacos and craft beers and its dedication to a 360-degree viewing experience on game day, cramming each restaurant with more than 100 televisions tuned to multiple sports around the country.—
Brett Knight,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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“Surveying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/surveying. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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