CROSS-EXAMINATION Synonyms: 42 Similar Words

cross-examination

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Recent Examples of cross-examination Pino stared down Adams after cross-examination — and Adams stared back at him. — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 17 June 2026 Defense attorney Eric Cohen challenged the strength of the prosecution’s deduction during cross-examination of FBI Special Agent Andrew Delvalle. — Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 10 June 2026 While under cross-examination by defense attorney Thomas Mesereau, Arvizo admitted to lying to a teacher when asked if Jackson had abused him in 2003. — Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 9 June 2026 But on cross-examination, the teen also agreed that people were sitting all around Anthony under the tent. — Suzanne Gamboa, NBC news, 8 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for cross-examination

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Noun

Use our refresher on indirect grilling, then discover how to grill indirectly using gas as your fuel.

— Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 July 2026
Score 20% off burgers and links just in time for grilling season.

— Rachel Cortez, USA Today, 4 July 2026

Definition of grilling

Noun

Rolison shared some of his experiences, ups and downs with the Colorado Rockies, the challenges of coming back from injuries and the business side of the game.

— Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 12 July 2026
Editorially, the biggest challenge was giving the film a coherent throughline that interpreted the events for audiences in a comprehensible and entertaining way.

— Michael James Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 July 2026

Definition of challenge

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Kai Poma plans to conduct cultural and archaeological resource studies and environmental surveys and then prepare a resource management plan for the property, according to planning documents.

— Alex Wigglesworth Los Angeles Times, Arkansas Online, 5 July 2026
Kyle de Bruin, managing director at workplace research firm Leesman, said his firm’s surveys of roughly 100 to 130 large companies back this data up.

— Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 5 July 2026

Definition of survey

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Changes in the brain The research team looked at many measures of impact, including questionnaires, clinical assessments and brain scans.

— Madeline Holcombe, CNN Money, 12 July 2026
In fact, said Yiannas, the questionnaire the FDA uses to trace common threads between sick people for a potential outbreak source still did not include questions about water the week of July 6.

— Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 11 July 2026

Definition of questionnaire

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The president called for the reinvestigation of all Afghan refugees who entered under the Biden administration.

— Boston Herald Wire Services, Boston Herald, 27 Nov. 2025
At first, the news of the Bondi Beach reinvestigation seemed to give Steve and Noone common cause.

— Eren Orbey, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025

Definition of reinvestigation

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Spiritual fast fashion might be an oxymoron, but consumers’ philosophical interrogation may not always run that deep.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 8 July 2026
Although one participant appeared remotely, on a large TV monitor, during the real interrogation, the theatrical version places all three figures in the same room.

— Rhoda Feng, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026

Definition of interrogation

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