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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Noun
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After two lengthy days of questioning, a jury has been selected in the bribery trial of Democratic state Sen. Emil Jones III, who is accused of conspiring to accept $5,000 and other perks from a red-light camera company executive in exchange for his help with legislation in Springfield.—
Jason Meisner,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Apr. 2025 -
Sixteen people were selected to act as jurors last week in Vallow Daybell’s trial over Vallow's death after a day of questioning in Maricopa County Superior Court.—
Miguel Torres,
USA Today,
7 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The Purple One was not pleased when his band started asking questions.—
Jordan Runtagh,
People.com,
15 Mar. 2025
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The plaintiffs are asking the court to block the administration’s order, which puts Haitians at risk of being returned to a country overrun by deadly gangs.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
15 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The examining magistrate now has to decide what direction to give to the proceedings.—
Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
24 Mar. 2025
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This often meant examining not just one person but every employee across the entire company, which could mean collecting skills data for 10,000 people.—
Nolan Hout,
Forbes,
24 Mar. 2025
Noun
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In addition to subjecting them to electric shocks for interrogations, guards would force prisoners to stand in uncomfortable positions and then hit them in the genitals or knock them to the ground, according to Shyshko.—
Patrick Reevell,
ABC News,
4 Apr. 2025
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Some insurers now require departments to adopt early warning systems, improve interrogation protocols, or demonstrate compliance with best practices as a condition of coverage.—
Michelle Mbekeani,
Forbes.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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“Interrogating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interrogating. Accessed 17 Apr. 2025.
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