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as in doubt
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 request
an act or instance of asking for information
please respond to my query at your earliest convenience
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as in to question
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 to ask
to put a question or questions to
queried the professor about the assignment
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as in to interrogate
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 query
Sareen Habeshian, Axios, 1 Apr. 2025
Poland, a major egg exporter, fielded a U.S. query about the availability of eggs, according to Katarzyna Gawrońska, director of the National Chamber of Poultry and Feed Producers.
—Vanessa Gera and Kerstin Sopke, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2025
Suri Nuthalapati, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
NewsGuard queried the chatbots about 15 pro-Russia narratives that have been advanced by a network of Pravda's websites since the start of the war.
—Will McCurdy, PCMAG, 8 Mar. 2025
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Since his speech began Monday night, Google searches for Booker spiked 1,000% — to more than half a million queries.
—Sareen Habeshian, Axios, 1 Apr. 2025
Poland, a major egg exporter, fielded a U.S. query about the availability of eggs, according to Katarzyna Gawrońska, director of the National Chamber of Poultry and Feed Producers.
—Vanessa Gera and Kerstin Sopke, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2025
Verb
Data analysts and data scientists then query these data systems with SQL or use business intelligence(BI) tools and machine learning models to find insights.
—Suri Nuthalapati, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
NewsGuard queried the chatbots about 15 pro-Russia narratives that have been advanced by a network of Pravda's websites since the start of the war.
—Will McCurdy, PCMAG, 8 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for query
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On Sunday, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. met with the families of two girls who had died from measles in West Texas—and raised doubts about the safety of vaccines.—
Tom Bartlett,
The Atlantic,
10 Apr. 2025
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Some of the Supreme Court’s conservatives have cast doubts about the precedent in recent years.—
Zach Schonfeld,
The Hill,
9 Apr. 2025
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The Treasury Department didn't immediately respond to a request for comment.—
Zac Anderson,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2025
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The rescission process is not subject to the Senate filibuster, so only a majority of both houses need to concur with the president’s request.—
The Editors,
National Review,
18 Apr. 2025
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Justice Amy Coney Barrett questioned the district’s defense that the books are being used to promote respect for others and to show that the world is diverse.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2025
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But some experts have questioned the validity of a player excelling at both positions at the pro level.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
22 Apr. 2025
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Three Manhattan federal prosecutors resigned on Tuesday after saying the Trump administration had asked them to admit wrongdoing in New York City Mayor Eric Adams’s corruption case as a condition of their return.—
Ross O'Keefe,
The Washington Examiner,
22 Apr. 2025
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Healthcare providers consider your medical history and ask about symptoms.—
Mark Gurarie,
Health,
22 Apr. 2025
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That theoretical episode would probably interrogate our obsession with watching people hurt and humiliate themselves online, but that theme has very little to do with the rest of the episode.—
Ben Rosenstock,
Vulture,
10 Apr. 2025
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The history museums that were once a feature of many Soviet cities did not interrogate the life of Lenin.—
David Remnick,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2025
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At least one House Republican earlier this month expressed skepticism about limiting the power of lower courts to issue nationwide injunctions, according to Politico.—
Michael Smolens,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Apr. 2025
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And other markets, including oil, bonds and the dollar, are sending a clear message of deep skepticism that Trump will be able to pull this one off.—
David Goldman,
CNN Money,
11 Apr. 2025
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The Treasury Department on Wednesday sent an inquiry to the IRS’s acting chief counsel, Andrew De Mello, asking the agency to rescind Harvard’s tax-exempt status, according to The Washington Post.—
Sarah Fortinsky,
The Hill,
17 Apr. 2025
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While there have been a few inquiries, Iggy still hasn't found his forever home.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Apr. 2025
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The judge heard arguments in the case after a federal judge in Massachusetts transferred the 30-year-old's lawsuit challenging her detention to Vermont rather than dismiss it or send it to Louisiana as the U.S. Justice Department wanted.—
Nate Raymond,
USA Today,
14 Apr. 2025
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The Amalgamated Transit Union Local 265, which went on an historic two-and-a-half week strike in March after negotiations for a new contract broke down, had filed a petition with the Sixth District Court of Appeal on April 1, challenging the ruling of the Santa Clara County Superior Court.—
Caelyn Pender,
Mercury News,
13 Apr. 2025
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“Query.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/query. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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