cross-examination

noun

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as in grilling

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Recent Examples of cross-examination Her attorney, Kevin Reddington, did not challenge the authenticity of the notes or question who wrote them during his cross-examination. — Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026 Reddington took over cross-examination after about 15 minutes. — Matt Schooley, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026 Zuckerman said Monday’s cross-examination helped the defense by supplying testimony that Clancy could appear lucid at some moments while experiencing severe psychiatric symptoms at others. — Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 4 Aug. 2026 During cross-examination, Burke’s defense attorney questioned whether the autopsy alone could determine who inflicted the fatal wounds. — Danielle Bacher, PEOPLE, 29 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for cross-examination
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cross-examination
  1. grilling
  2. challenge
  3. survey
  4. questionnaire
  5. rehearing
  6. reinvestigation
  7. interrogation
  8. quiz
Noun
  • The respect for summer and for grilling season is incredible.
    — Sean Joseph OutKick, FOXNews.com, 9 Aug. 2026
  • When grilling, focus on lean proteins (like fish or chicken) and vegetables.
    — Martha Stewart, Martha Stewart, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of grilling
Noun
  • Together, the setbacks also highlight a broader challenge for Taiwan, which is developing a layered defense system while drone technology evolves faster than traditional military procurement programmes can adapt.
    — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 16 Aug. 2026
  • With just four games of their regular season remaining, their challenge for the promotion play-offs seemed to be slipping away without much of a fight.
    — Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of challenge
Noun
  • Ask them to fill out a survey, comment on a draft plan, or make introductions.
    — Melody Wilding, CNBC, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Frederiksen points to the women's health survey KFF conducts every two years that asks about birth control use.
    — Selena Simmons-Duffin, NPR, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of survey
Noun
  • Bryant, 48, is a licensed financial adviser who has worked in school counseling, adult education and substitute teaching, according to her South Florida Sun Sentinel Editorial Board questionnaire.
    — Abigail Hasebroock, Sun Sentinel, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Participating firefighters will provide blood and urine samples and complete a baseline health questionnaire, an annual cancer survey and an exposure log form.
    — Cam'ron Hardy, Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of questionnaire
Noun
  • Requests for a rehearing are rarely granted.
    — Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 5 May 2026
  • The 2nd Circuit said Wednesday that five judges voted against a rehearing before all the judges while three judges voted in favor of the en banc.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 29 Apr. 2026
Definition of rehearing
Noun
  • 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
Noun
  • Ask what is owed, offered, felt, or feared without turning the whole thing into an interrogation.
    — Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026
  • As surveillance and interrogation deepen, the line between loyalty and obsession blurs, leading both men into a dangerous and uncontrollable connection.
    — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of interrogation
Noun
  • Samsung 32-Inch Flat Computer Monitor A quiz to study for today, a test tomorrow, and a paper due next week — such is the life of a student.
    — Kelsey Fogarty, PC Magazine, 13 Aug. 2026
  • The app has also dabbled in other games including word games, quizzes and a Wheel of Fortune title.
    — Katie Campione, Deadline, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of quiz

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