INTERVIEWING Synonyms: 11 Similar and Opposite Words

interviewing

verb

present participle of interview

as in surveying

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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reporting

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Recent Examples of interviewing Inside Edition was also at the hospital this morning interviewing Josh and Rose. — Daryl Austin, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026 But Jons will stay as part of the race, with her role now focused on interviewing fans. — Chris Marshall-Bell, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026 Before interviewing candidates, talk to their future peers and others who will work most closely with them. — Harvard Business Review, 24 Aug. 2026 Van der Vorn spent a week interviewing users after that experiment. — Elaine Pofeldt, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026 As part of a social study, Manila spent five months interviewing Rodríguez for the philosophy department at the University of Palma de Mallorca. — Laura Sharman, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026 According to police, when officers were interviewing witnesses, a person armed with a knife charged at the officers. — Mika Edwards, CBS News, 22 Aug. 2026 Estremera said the district’s board has been interviewing candidates for the CEO position, along with a panel of employees and community leaders. — Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 20 Aug. 2026 Police still are interviewing witnesses and collecting evidence at the scene. — Rylan Digiacomo-Rapp, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Aug. 2026

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surveying

Verb

Anne Dressen, a curator at the Musée d’Art Moderne de Paris, has been researching these questions by surveying hundreds of museum labels and wall texts across Europe and the US.

— Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 28 Aug. 2026
Another goal of the telescope is to spend a month surveying all the stars in the Milky Way galaxy.

— Joe Palca, NPR, 28 Aug. 2026

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