as in questioning
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1
as in asking
to put a question or questions to
interrogated him about where he'd gone the night before
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2
as in examining
to put a series of questions to
police interrogated the murder suspect for hours on end
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for interrogating
Noun
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The man was brought back to Oakland for questioning and was to be booked at Santa Rita Jail on suspicion of murder.—
Harry Harris,
The Mercury News,
14 Mar. 2025 -
Just whittling down a potential pool of hundreds of jury candidates is expected to last as many as three days at the end of April, the judge said, before the final panel undergoes voir dire questioning, scheduled to begin the first few days of May.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
14 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The key to staying relevant is to start asking questions and preparing for the future now.—
Nirmal Chhabria,
Forbes,
27 Dec. 2024
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Consider routinely walking up to your staff’s desks and openly asking if there is anything your team could do better.—
Phillimon Zongo,
Forbes,
27 Dec. 2024
Verb
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The authors came by their number after examining scientific papers about human feats of speed, then applying methods from the field of information theory to calculate how quickly the brain processes thoughts in these situations.—
Shi En Kim,
Smithsonian Magazine,
31 Dec. 2024
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Investigators are examining bird strikes, whether any of the aircraft's control systems were disabled, and the apparent rush by the pilots to attempt a landing soon after declaring an emergency as possible factors in the crash, fire and transportation officials have said.—
Ju-min Park and Hongji Kim,
USA TODAY,
31 Dec. 2024
Noun
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He has been taken to the police station for interrogation multiple times, his parents said in a statement.—
Chris Boyette,
CNN,
17 Mar. 2025
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The first episode focuses on Jamie’s arrest, from the cops’ sudden, early-morning arrival in his home to a climactic interrogation scene.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
13 Mar. 2025
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“Interrogating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interrogating. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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