CROSS-EXAMINATION Synonyms: 42 Similar Words

cross-examination

noun

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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

Nights can also turn chilly while grilling dinner, so dressing in layers is essential.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Aug. 2026
The respect for summer and for grilling season is incredible.

— Sean Joseph OutKick, FOXNews.com, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of grilling

Noun

His comments ranged widely, covering the latest battlefield developments, efforts to counter Russian ballistic attacks, the state of peace negotiations, Ukraine’s budgetary challenges and the political turmoil surrounding Fedorov’s dismissal.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026
That ambiguity is echoed in Banks’ score, which takes on the tone of a lament and a celebration, frustration and hope, struggle and liberation, the quest for transcendence in the face of the challenges posed by daunting inequities.

— George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Aug. 2026

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Most of the people who sell their plasma tend to be under 35, unemployed, without a college degree, Black and male, according to a 2021 study based on two proprietary national surveys conducted between 2018 and 2021.

— CNN Staff, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026
Going forward, many businesses are still looking for qualified workers, based on responses to an employer survey by CBIA.

— Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of survey

Noun

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

Definition of questionnaire

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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

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According to information provided to the court, that witness is expected to testify about coercive interrogation techniques and how memory becomes less reliable over time.

— Sasha Pezenik, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026
Oleksa watches them from the other end of the camera feed, in the middle of a gnarly interrogation with Kyle and Cruz — the latter silently watching Oleksa go through a cruel facsimile of her own violent recruitment crucible in the first season.

— Andy Andersen, Vulture, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of interrogation

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