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verb

as in to survey
to go around and approach (people) with a request for opinions or information a reporter at the scene interviewing witnesses to the explosion

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Recent Examples of interview
Noun
Theory told Fox News Digital in a recent interview that coming back from the injury was tough. Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 23 May 2026 The reason for the Koppel interview was that Schwartz was dying from ALS. Matthew Scogin, Forbes.com, 23 May 2026
Verb
Five security scholars interviewed by Reuters agreed the infrastructure broadly could support China’s nuclear program, as well as other military purposes. Reuters, NBC news, 29 May 2026 The Sacramento Bee’s Editorial Board interviewed all the major candidates running for governor to determine who would get the board’s endorsement. The Sacramento Bee Staff, Sacbee.com, 29 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for interview
Recent Examples of Synonyms for interview
Noun
  • Now, heading into this upcoming special legislative session on the state budget, my focus is on locking in funding for more local water projects — and for Resilient Florida.
    Anna V. Eskamani, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 May 2026
  • Yeboah was being reprimanded for an incident in Wednesday’s training session, but the exact circumstances are not yet known.
    Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 23 May 2026
Verb
  • The poll surveyed 1,707 California adults, 986 of them identified as likely voters, from May 14-18.
    John Woolfolk, Mercury News, 28 May 2026
  • Researchers led by Matthew Kropp, a managing director and senior partner at BCG surveyed more than 1,200 human resources and finance professionals on how AI was used in the workplace and then asked them to assess a workplace document with multiple errors in it.
    Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 28 May 2026
Noun
  • Across the half mile that separated us, the stern gaze of the villagers was an impediment to our meeting.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 May 2026
  • This is the first year that the Nationals have engaged in formal meetings like these.
    Spencer Nusbaum, New York Times, 28 May 2026
Noun
  • Instead, notifications on many phones within the audience had gone off with the news that the Wizards had just traded for Davis.
    Josh Robbins, New York Times, 28 May 2026
  • Debate is broken as a tool to inform, explore ideas and persuade an audience.
    Lisa Pavia-Higel, The Conversation, 27 May 2026
Noun
  • However, walking around the building reveals a vast and active construction site, the cathedral bristling with cranes and scaffolding, surrounded by offices and workshops.
    Michael T. Davis, The New York Review of Books, 23 May 2026
  • Living Earth is outdoor arts series that works in conversation with conservation organizations, public parks, gardens, unique land projects, and cultural institutions to gather peoples of all ages to explore Los Angeles through live performances, workshops, and transformative outdoor adventures.
    Daily News, Daily News, 23 May 2026
Noun
  • The exercise and environment were romantic; the conversation was good, and that continued for about three-quarters of the walk.
    Eric Thomas, Sun Sentinel, 24 May 2026
  • Beyond her racial idolatry, Hill has nothing of substance to add to the conversation.
    Bobby Burack OutKick, FOXNews.com, 24 May 2026
Noun
  • Attendance at this year’s show is up about 5% from last year, according to Cinema United, the trade group that organizes the four-day convocation of thousands of movie theater owners, studio executives and industry folks at Caesars Palace.
    Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2026
  • On March 5, Washington Square News editor Leena Ahmed broke the story that NYU has canceled all live student graduation speakers for all of its upcoming commencement and convocation ceremonies this spring.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 25 Mar. 2026

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“Interview.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interview. Accessed 30 May. 2026.

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