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catechizes

verb

present tense third-person singular of catechize

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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The chief executive asks sharper questions, and everyone in the room tends to follow.

— Kai-Fu Lee, Time, 3 Nov. 2026
The operator asks whether the shooter is firing and Giamanco says yes.

— Martha Bellisle, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of asks

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The movie’s take on Holmes directly interrogates the person to try to uncover the facts.

— Ben Travers, IndieWire, 22 Oct. 2026
Wright also interrogates the boundary between severe mental illness and evil, and wonders whether, even in extreme cases, redemption might be possible.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of interrogates

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The research, published Thursday in the scientific journal Current Biology, examines how permanent Daylight Saving Time could affect children traveling to school.

— Faye Chiu, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2026
The admiring portrait also examines Capra’s political timidity and broken collaborations, while showing how his films shaped Hollywood and Americans’ ideas about themselves.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of examines

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The case questions whether religious schools can refuse admission to children of gay and trans parents, which would violate a state law against discrimination.

— Brittney Melton, NPR, 2 Nov. 2026
Michael Wara, a research scholar at Stanford University’s Woods Institute for the Environment, questions whether or not the idea would be able to make it through the Legislature.

— Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 30 Oct. 2026

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