CROSS-EXAMINATION Synonyms: 42 Similar Words

cross-examination

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Recent Examples of cross-examination Nelson reported on the cross-examination of the prison psychologist. — Jenny Porter Tilley, IndyStar, 21 Sep. 2026 Consumer devices were designed to clean floors, not withstand cross-examination; timestamps, firmware changes and retention policies can complicate interpretation. — Jihun Joun, The Conversation, 17 Sep. 2026 In a cross-examination of Simring, Christopher Schellhorn, from the Morris County prosecutor’s office, highlighted some of these errors. — Ian Parker, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026 During his cross-examination, the pain became obvious in McDonald’s grimace. — Jeff Weiss, HollywoodReporter, 1 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for cross-examination

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Noun

This is why the American Heart Association recommends avoiding open flames and high temperatures while grilling.

— Laura Bradley, HEALTH, 17 Oct. 2026
Vibrant and detailed illustrations map out the way, from a section about grilling equipment to an overview of Korean herbs.

— Anna Grace Lee, Vogue, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of grilling

Noun

As Rose begins his fight against leukemia, his family is facing the emotional and financial challenges of medical treatments and ongoing healthcare expenses.

— Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Oct. 2026
Other candidates have tied water to voters' broader cost-of-living challenges.

— Hannah Knowles The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of challenge

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Staying invested The survey, conducted between late August and early September, included 2,029 American investors with at least $10,000 in investable assets and 538 financial advisers and financial professionals.

— Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026
Abdul el Sayed wasn’t the only progressive Democrat helped by a survey from Wedgewood, the fraudulent pollster that is roiling Michigan’s Senate race.

— David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of survey

Noun

The company’s findings are in a new worker safety report; much of the retail-specific data in this article comes from the full questionnaire and detailed results tables the company shared with Retail Brew.

— Andrew Adam Newman, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
Symptoms, sleep habits, and how well antidepressants worked were all self-reported, and the circadian markers came from questionnaires rather than direct measures of the body clock.

— Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of questionnaire

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The company could still petition for a rehearing, and could also ask the Supreme Court to take the case.

— Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 27 Sep. 2026
If the 9th Circuit sides with the NFL, the plaintiffs in the class action can petition the appeals court for a rehearing en banc.

— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of rehearing

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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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Prosecutors say he was beaten, suspended by his hands and feet and subjected to simulated drowning during two days of interrogation.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 15 Oct. 2026
There, Alexei faces interrogation by his brilliant and brutal former student, Vladimir (Franco).

— Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of interrogation

Noun

Take the quiz here â¦ LISTEN Tune in as Florida's race for governor heats up, with rising living costs, property taxes, insurance rates, and campaign debates taking center stage.

— , FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2026
During the trial, the state accused Facebook of deceiving its users about a data breach stemming from a third-party personality quiz that obtained data from about 87 million Facebook profiles.

— ABC News, ABC News, 21 Oct. 2026

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