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 Mann returned to the stand, Aidala’s line of questioning took an odd turn.—
Alexandra Del Rosario,
Los Angeles Times,
11 June 2025 -
What’s next Tomorrow: Jane is expected to return to the stand for more questioning from prosecutors.—
Erik Ortiz,
NBC news,
5 June 2025
Verb
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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
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The Purple One was not pleased when his band started asking questions.—
Jordan Runtagh,
People.com,
15 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The military is examining options for soldiers to control the distribution of food limited to a minimum caloric amount necessary for survival, the person said.—
Anas Baba,
NPR,
24 Mar. 2025
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The examining magistrate now has to decide what direction to give to the proceedings.—
Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
24 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Seeing her fidget with the helmet during her interrogation and swinging the sword around with reckless abandon is all part of that.—
Alamin Yohannes,
EW.com,
6 June 2025
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In July 2024, Liu was turned away at the Detroit airport and sent back to China after changing his story during an interrogation about red plant material discovered in his backpack, the FBI said.—
Ed White,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2025
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“Interrogating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interrogating. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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