CROSS-EXAMINATION Synonyms: 42 Similar Words

cross-examination

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as in grilling

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Recent Examples of cross-examination Judd suggested during his cross-examination that the defense attorney’s reference was improper. — Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Oct. 2026 Those who did faced a live hearing and cross-examination by a person of their alleged attacker’s choosing. — ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026 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 See All Example Sentences for cross-examination

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Noun

Chef-owner Víctor Arguinzoniz (also known as Bittor Arginzoniz) is considered a pioneer of grilling and live-fire cooking.

— Nathan Tavares, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Nov. 2026
If grilling with gas, set one side to high and the other to medium-low.

— Candy Hom, AJC.com, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of grilling

Noun

Their findings, published in Langmuir, could help address the challenges the industry faces with conventional liquid and gel propellants, including fuel movement inside tanks and pumping fuel into engines.

— Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 2 Nov. 2026
Here are some thoughts on today’s game and a major challenge of this rebuild.

— Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 2 Nov. 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

Noun

The hunt for noncitizen voters and the reinvestigation of 2020 voting irregularities had produced little of consequence, despite the considerable resources poured into them.

— Doug Bock Clark, ProPublica, 28 Oct. 2026
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

Definition of reinvestigation

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For the third-act interrogation scene of Longlegs, the horror-mystery’s occult obsessed serial killer (played by Nicolas Cage in heavy prosthetic makeup) punctuates his free-associative jailhouse ramblings with a stunning act of self-annihilation.

— Chris Lee, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2026
Asylum claims, prison, a police interrogation room or a hospital waiting room, for example.

— Lauren Warnecke, Chicago Tribune, 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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