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as in asked
to put a question or questions to
her roommates catechized her about every detail of her first day at her new job
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as in interrogated
to put a series of questions to
applicants are rigorously catechized by the seminary's rector regarding their motives for joining the priesthood
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The remaining contestants are placed in the center of a grid of 16 rooms, and asked to find the exit within 15 rounds.—
Kayti Burt,
Time,
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Hamad asked, before listing off growing international support for a Palestinian cause.—
Jeremy Diamond,
CNN Money,
26 Sep. 2025
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In the hours after the shooting, authorities detained two people, including one interrogated by law enforcement.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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One man, George Zinn, was charged with obstruction, while the second, Zachariah Qureshi, was merely interrogated, according to the statement.—
Peter Aitken,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Sep. 2025
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What first attracted you may be questioned when the Sagittarius moon confronts Venus.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
27 Sep. 2025
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Chief Justice Ann Timmer and Justices James Beene and Montgomery had also questioned it.—
Taylor Seely,
AZCentral.com,
27 Sep. 2025
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But the governor's office told IndyStar that some of the no-bid awards and potential conflicts of interest are among what’s being examined by the probe.—
Marissa Meador,
IndyStar,
26 Sep. 2025
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The research examined the health data of more than 33,000 veterans from 1999 to 2024, pulled from Veterans Affairs (VA) records.—
Angelica Stabile,
FOXNews.com,
26 Sep. 2025
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Egan quizzed the custodian on the relationship.—
Dan Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
21 Sep. 2025
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Given his start in the movie business, Kramer was quizzed about its status as the post-Covid recovery continues.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
17 Sep. 2025
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“Catechized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/catechized. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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