catechizing

verb

present participle of catechize
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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  1. asking
  2. interrogating
  3. questioning
  4. examining
  5. quizzing
Verb
  • Saturn stations retrograde in your 2nd House of Resources, asking you to review spending, earning, values, and the cost of saying yes too easily.
    — Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 26 July 2026
  • DeepSeek might choose to resume the deal process at a later date, the people said, asking to remain anonymous to talk about private discussions.
    — Haze Fan, Fortune, 25 July 2026
Definition of asking
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  • Consumers are becoming increasingly comfortable interrogating formulations rather than simply admiring them, and that changes the relationship between brand and buyer in ways the industry is only beginning to understand.
    — Kate Hardcastle, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
  • But the filmmaker proves more interested in interrogating that ethos than recreating it, and few horror mythologies are better suited to exploring betrayal and regret than one built around the refusal to let the dead remain dead.
    — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 8 July 2026
Definition of interrogating
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  • Granger chastised Abernethy in a series of emails, then took her concerns to Oberhelman, questioning his decision to assign her operations duties for the entire program in addition to her job coaching the divers.
    — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 23 July 2026
  • As details of the deal emerged Wednesday, opposition on Capitol Hill and elsewhere began to snowball, with Republicans and Democrats both questioning the wisdom of the agreement.
    — Aamer Madhani, Fortune, 23 July 2026
Definition of questioning
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  • Sheinbaum has said that little evidence has emerged to substantiate claims of cartels interfering with elections, and noted that a state-level electoral tribunal ratified Rocha’s win in Sinaloa, after examining reports of irregularities.
    — Mary Beth Sheridan, CNN Money, 25 July 2026
  • The annual judging is done by examining the photos of the works, given that the medium, blackboards, can’t be moved easily.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 July 2026
Definition of examining
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  • Indeed, the movie opens with Ed quizzing an older Greek man he’s befriended on the Belgian designer Ann Demeulemeester, before berating him for confusing his Bottega Veneta loafers for Sebago.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 17 July 2026
  • Prosecutors spent the start of George’s testimony quizzing him on the organizational structure of the sheriff’s office, as well as how internal affairs investigations play out.
    — Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 June 2026
Definition of quizzing
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