querying

verb

Definition of queryingnext
present participle of query
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 Synonyms for querying
  1. questioning
  2. asking
  3. challenging
  4. examining
  5. disputing
Verb
  • Despite more positive reports in previous months, concerns remain about the economic outlook, leaving policymakers and businesses questioning whether the downturn in confidence will translate to slower growth in 2024.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Posts may leave us questioning our qualifications, competence, and intelligence.
    Dr. Angélica S. Gutiérrez, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of questioning
Verb
  • Yavapai County Sheriff David Rhodes, president of the Arizona Sheriff's Association, is asking the state Legislature for $100 million over the next two years so four counties can hire new deputies and act on other plans to prepare for the possibility Proposition 314 could go into effect.
    Ray Stern, The Arizona Republic, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Starbucks spokesperson Gee said the coffee chain is asking unionized baristas and Workers United to return to the bargaining table to wrap up contract negotiations, which have been ongoing since April.
    Alysa Guffey, The Indianapolis Star, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of asking
Verb
  • The transition to South Indian filmmaking style proved challenging for the actor.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 24 Dec. 2024
  • This decision is part of broader litigation challenging the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), with several district courts ruling in favor of the Treasury's position on the CTA's constitutionality.
    Matthew F. Erskine, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of challenging
Verb
  • The result is a film whose formal audacity is matched by its moral seriousness, examining America’s Jim Crow era through casually searing images interwoven with poetic reveries and archival footage, our nation’s raw-wound present connected to an inescapable past.
    Tim Grierson, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
  • For a year, The Times has investigated this divide around interrogations, examining methods as well as multiple cases involving false confessions.
    Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of examining
Verb
  • The union hasn't even gotten to the bargaining table for a first contract — Amazon is still disputing its right to exist.
    Emily Peck, Axios, 19 Dec. 2024
  • While Naughty Dog and even the initial reveal of this game may be somewhat controversial in 2024, there is no disputing the studio’s history with multiple GOTY winners including its last game, The Last of Us Part 2, being the most-awarded in history.
    Paul Tassi, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of disputing
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