1
as in asking
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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2
as in interrogating
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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In that appeal, prosecutors are asking the Supreme Court to give them permission to appeal the order for a new trial, which prosecutors contend was improper.—
Dan Horn,
The Enquirer,
3 Sep. 2025 -
Royal says that her uncle, Philip, Slough’s brother, is a solicitor in the UK and he’s written to the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office in the UK, asking it to investigate their family's case with Swiss authorities.—
Vanessa Etienne,
People.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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The local police — who were contacted by Licari’s and McKenny’s parents — began interrogating their fellow schoolmates, as well as McKenny’s cousin, up-ending their lives.—
Addie Morfoot,
Variety,
2 Sep. 2025
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They're barred from making disparaging remarks verbally or in writing and are prohibited from interrogating the children about what occurs with the other parent.—
Carson Blackwelder,
People.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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The documentary, a small-town cyberbullying case that resulted in an FBI investigation, tells the topsy-turvy story in a way that leaves you questioning almost every person involved.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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Leadership in the National Institute of Health questioning the use of mRNA vaccines (which include COVID vaccines).—
David Lightman,
Sacbee.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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Shuoli Zhao, an assistant professor at University of Kentucky’s Department of Agricultural Economics, led a study that spent 13 years examining the nutritional content of ready-to-eat cereals marketed to children.—
Maggie Menderski,
Louisville Courier Journal,
3 Sep. 2025
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Initially, the county launched a study examining the prospect of tunnels 30- to 40-feet in diameter to transport excessive storm water into the Gulf of America, formerly known as the Gulf of Mexico, the report said.—
Stuart Dyos,
Nashville Tennessean,
3 Sep. 2025
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Think of the senators quizzing Mark Zuckerberg on what Facebook is.—
Eliza Strickland,
IEEE Spectrum,
13 June 2018
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“Catechizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/catechizing. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.
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