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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3
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
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.
—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.
—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
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.
—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.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for querying
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The aggressive political gains DeSantis and Republicans seek also have some in the party questioning whether the new map would put GOP incumbents at risk of losing future elections.—
Elizabeth Robinson,
NBC news,
28 Apr. 2026
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Despite the apology, Camp Mystic’s plans to reopen in late May with nearly 900 girls have angered victims’ families, and state officials are questioning whether the license should be renewed.—
Jim Vertuno,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2026
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But a sport that has no problem changing longstanding rules to allegedly improve the game shouldn’t be shy about asking fans what’s needed to make going to the ballpark a more enjoyable experience.—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
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His is a method of ruthless practicality, of taking apart mathematics piece by piece and asking what is necessary.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
29 Apr. 2026
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But those comparisons won’t do The White Lotus any favors, since Beef is more effective than that series’ second and third seasons in interrogating how exclusive locations sharpen class differences.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
16 Apr. 2026
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Season 50 is honoring its past and legacy, actively interrogating it, dropping players from different eras into direct competition and letting the game itself reveal what has changed and what hasn’t.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
14 Apr. 2026
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Meeting a partner’s family can be challenging in any circumstance; anxieties about a family member saying something rude or belittling can only compound that.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Chicago Tribune,
1 May 2026
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Alexis and a group called Friends of the Plaza are challenging the city’s use of an emergency exemption to decommission the sculpture.—
Leigh Anne Miller,
ARTnews.com,
30 Apr. 2026
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Though the biggest payoff came away from the drills — sitting down for dinner with top prospects, quizzing them in the classroom, getting to know them away from the field, talking to the people at those colleges who knew them best.—
Zack Rosenblatt,
New York Times,
2 Apr. 2026
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Senate Majority Leader John Thune’s been quizzing his members on which strategy to pursue, Republicans said.—
Burgess Everett,
semafor.com,
12 Mar. 2026
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The film traces his long-running bid to step out of Chun’s shadow and claim the top seat himself, examining the web of alliances, rivalries, and institutional maneuvers that defines his ascent.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
27 Apr. 2026
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Blanche said ballistics experts are still examining evidence to provide more clarity on those questions.—
Alanna Durkin Richer,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Apr. 2026
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So your rotations aren’t just about contesting 3s.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
30 Apr. 2026
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Under Mayor Bill de Blasio, the city initiated a policy of rarely contesting such claims, meaning that, in most cases, all a family had to do to get reimbursed—to the tune of $102,000 a student on average last year—was hire a lawyer.—
Marc Novicoff,
The Atlantic,
28 Apr. 2026
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In light of Robinson’s death, her family is disputing authorities’ ruling that the 31-year-old influencer died by suicide.—
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
17 Apr. 2026
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Israel's continued attacks in Lebanon have posed an ongoing threat to the fragile truce, with Israel disputing that the agreement extended to its operations against Hezbollah.—
NPR Staff,
NPR,
16 Apr. 2026
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“Querying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/querying. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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