CROSS-EXAMINATION Synonyms: 42 Similar Words

cross-examination

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as in grilling

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Recent Examples of cross-examination Closing arguments wrapped Wednesday after Officer Robert Parks returned to the stand for cross-examination. — Kaicey Baylor, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026 On cross-examination, Buckingham pressed Zeizel about Lindsay's initial phone call to Patrick. — Melina Khan, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2026 During cross-examination, prosecutors asked Sue if the children had ever slept over at her home. — Liam Quinn, PEOPLE, 18 Aug. 2026 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 See All Example Sentences for cross-examination

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Noun

For high heat, including grilling, opt for stainless steel or some select silicone models.

— BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2026
Boiling or poaching are considered the healthiest ways to cook eggs, while roasting or grilling is best for chicken.

— Lindsay Curtis, HEALTH, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of grilling

Noun

Persuading big American oil companies to return to the region could prove a challenge given the political uncertainty and damaged infrastructure.

— Collin Binkley, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2026
Knowing when to switch medicines can be a challenge, and it must be done in careful consultation with a doctor.

— Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of challenge

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Once active, Roman's Wide Field Instrument (WFI) will capture more than a terabyte of data daily; its largest survey will take over a year to complete and is expected to fill more than half a million 4K TVs.

— Josh Dinner, Space.com, 30 Aug. 2026
The telescope’s main survey will take at least a year, McEnery said at the Saturday press event—and its scale is incomparable.

— Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of survey

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To prepare, Galinskaya has clients fill out pre-meeting questionnaires, which are kept confidential, about their objectives and concerns.

— Hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 20 Aug. 2026
What vetting looks like In most cases, vendors must sign a data processing agreement, complete a security questionnaire and pass legal, privacy and security reviews before a tool can be approved for use in schools.

— Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 19 Aug. 2026

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The Supreme Court on Monday denied the president’s petition for rehearing, after the justices earlier rejected a petition to take up the case.

— Ted Johnson, Deadline, 17 Aug. 2026
The deadline to seek a rehearing passed last week without the administration filing a request.

— Paloma Chavez, PEOPLE, 7 Aug. 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

One graduate student in California, who was visited at home, ended up in an interrogation room because agents saw a pro-Palestine poster on his wall.

— Rozina Ali, New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2026
One of the highlights thus far is your character Kyle’s interrogation scenes with Oleksandra (played by Elizaveta Neretin) in episode 3.

— Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Aug. 2026

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