inquiries

[in-kwahyuhr-eez, in-kwuh-reez] / ɪnˈkwaɪər iz, ˈɪn kwə riz /

NOUN

asking; looking into

Synonyms

STRONGEST

analysis audit examination hearing inspection interrogation investigation probe query question questioning request research scrutiny search study survey

STRONG

check cross-examination disquisition exploration grilling inquest inquisition interrogatory poll pursuit quest

WEAK

Q and A catechizing delving fishing expedition legwork probing quizzing third degree trial balloon

Antonyms

STRONGEST

answer ignorance neglect reply

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inquiries

But Monday, in response to repeated inquiries from The Times, the company said the purported “poll” was nothing of the kind.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026

Mohamed Al-Hamdani, a Democratic member of Montgomery County’s Board of Elections, which received similar inquiries, said they amounted to “witch hunts” that ate up staff time.

From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2026

They were found "safe and well" by Devon and Cornwall officers after carrying out house-to-house inquiries and the police helicopter.

From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026

That came after an unsuccessful challenge by Andy Pages in the fourth, and his track record on those inquiries is grim.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026

She told him about the people she called, about the inquiries she made to find out what had happened.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie