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

Together, the setbacks also highlight a broader challenge for Taiwan, which is developing a layered defense system while drone technology evolves faster than traditional military procurement programmes can adapt.

— Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 16 Aug. 2026
With just four games of their regular season remaining, their challenge for the promotion play-offs seemed to be slipping away without much of a fight.

— Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of challenge

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The propensity to serve, per the Pentagon's own survey data, broadly aligns with federal data tracking the youth unemployment rate.

— Steven Beynon, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026
In a hypothetical head-to-head matchup as seen in a survey from the University of North Florida, Donalds is leading Jolly by 5 points.

— David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of survey

Noun

From there, Crawford will send the family a design questionnaire asking about their favorite colors, scents and everything in between.

— Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Aug. 2026
Costa and her colleagues examined the answers of 200 adult participants who filled out a questionnaire that was specifically designed to measure psychopathic traits.

— Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of questionnaire

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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

Noun

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

Noun

Samsung 32-Inch Flat Computer Monitor A quiz to study for today, a test tomorrow, and a paper due next week — such is the life of a student.

— Kelsey Fogarty, PC Magazine, 13 Aug. 2026
The app has also dabbled in other games including word games, quizzes and a Wheel of Fortune title.

— Katie Campione, Deadline, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of quiz

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