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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Recent Examples of interviewing Prior to their own discussion about shaving, Jones recalled interviewing Palmer on the show last month — and, yes, legs came up. — Shelby Stivale, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Aug. 2026 Police were still interviewing witnesses and asked anyone with information to come forward in the wake of the shooting. — ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026 Throughout July 5, officials from the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office and MDMR were interviewing people who had been seen on Horn Island with Wells. — Lorena O’Neil, Rolling Stone, 30 July 2026 Her work has included uncovering human trafficking networks, revealing an ISIS underground torture prison in Syria, documenting the war in Ukraine and interviewing senior political figures and world leaders. — Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 30 July 2026 In the new documentary Narcissist’s Playbook, NXIVM whistleblower and director Mark Vicente looks closely at the causes and impact of narcissism on society by interviewing experts as well as those who have been personally affected by the condition. — Alexandra Schonfeld, PEOPLE, 29 July 2026 Ponemon Institute conducted the research, studying 602 organizations impacted by data breaches from March 2025 to February 2026, and interviewing 3,558 security and C-suite business leaders. — Tim Keary, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026 The New York Times first reported the petition after interviewing Kohberger in prison. — Cindy Von Quednow, CNN Money, 27 July 2026 Tyson said investigators are interviewing witnesses, reviewing security footage and coordinating with the Anson County Sheriff’s Office, which responded to the office Tuesday after a confrontation between Helms and others. — Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 25 July 2026

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surveying

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Rolling out of the pocket and surveying the field for receivers, Marr got tangled up by her own ankles.

— Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 5 Aug. 2026
For example, in Argentina’s lithium-rich Jujuy Province, a research exchange between the two countries’ geological agencies grew into an explicit state partnership focused on surveying the province’s salt flats.

— Natalia Cote-Muñoz, Foreign Affairs, 3 Aug. 2026

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