1
as in asks
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 interrogates
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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Matlock's season 2 midseason premiere features a scene in which an HR representative named Gwen (Sarah Wright-Olsen) asks the whereabouts of Billy Martinez (David Del Rio).—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
27 Feb. 2026 -
Lisa asks him, which feels like a deliberate workaround to allude to his stalking past without getting her hands dirty.—
Tom Smyth,
Vulture,
27 Feb. 2026
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Set in the city of New York in post-World War Two, the film interrogates media propaganda, institutional power, and exploitation amid the looming threat of a mysterious global virus.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
19 Feb. 2026
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Engage with art that interrogates identity and civic belonging.—
Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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This is the question explored in The War Room, which examines Bill Clinton's presidential bid via the proxies of James Carville and George Stephanopoulos, who ran his campaign and engineered its success in an outsized way.—
Eric Farwell,
Entertainment Weekly,
21 Feb. 2026
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Phylogeography is a field that examines how historical events shaped the geographic distribution and genetic diversity of species over time.—
Ryan Brennan,
Miami Herald,
20 Feb. 2026
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Broderick Jones’ fifth-year option decision While the quarterback questions loom large, Khan also has a number of other significant roster decisions on the horizon.—
Mike DeFabo,
New York Times,
23 Feb. 2026
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The Connecticut Association of Urban Superintendents, which represents more than 20 urban districts like East Hartford, Meriden, and New Haven, questions the proposals at a time of rising costs.—
Christopher Keating,
Hartford Courant,
22 Feb. 2026
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“Catechizes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/catechizes. Accessed 1 Mar. 2026.
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