CROSS-EXAMINATION Synonyms: 42 Similar Words

cross-examination

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as in grilling

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Recent Examples of cross-examination But Vaccaro's attorneys, on cross-examination, then tried to muddy up Hill further. — Armando Salguero Outkick, FOXNews.com, 9 Oct. 2026 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 See All Example Sentences for cross-examination

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Noun

Stay in the kitchen while frying, grilling, or broiling food, and remain nearby when simmering, baking, or roasting.

— Lynn Andriani, Martha Stewart, 29 Oct. 2026
The building also has a fitness center, pet wash, grilling gazebos and a large community lounge, Boulware said.

— Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of grilling

Noun

Making peace between the GOP’s pro-Israel establishment and its restive right wing will pose an early challenge for Vice President JD Vance, who’s positioning himself for a posible 2028 run.

— Shelby Talcott, semafor.com, 26 Oct. 2026
The approach resolves the challenge of uniformly printing transport layers and perovskite films onto flexible substrates.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of challenge

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By comparison, reported federal employment declined by 4% among all other races included in the survey.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 30 Oct. 2026
The other survey, done by the mental health advocacy group JED Foundation, found that 90% of the 5,500 9-to-17-year-olds in schools across the country have used an AI chatbot.

— Rhitu Chatterjee, NPR, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of survey

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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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Asylum claims, prison, a police interrogation room or a hospital waiting room, for example.

— Lauren Warnecke, Chicago Tribune, 27 Oct. 2026
But while longtime members of SVU’s fandom might be swept away by the possibility of sitting at Benson’s desk or strutting around the station’s interrogation rooms, Giddish’s sons think the whole thing is pretty ho-hum.

— Marah Eakin, Vulture, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of interrogation

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This week was packed with pre-midterm drama, of which only the silliest is in the quiz.

— Holly J. Morris, NPR, 30 Oct. 2026
Take the quiz here … LISTEN Tune in to explore whether Democrats are gaining momentum or Republicans are losing ground, and what shifting voter sentiment could mean for control of Congress.

— , FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2026

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