cross-examination

noun

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as in grilling

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Recent Examples of cross-examination Under cross-examination, Howard acknowledged the lawyers never expressly agreed on whether a testifying defendant was covered by the arrangement. — Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 21 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cross-examination
  1. grilling
  2. challenge
  3. survey
  4. questionnaire
  5. rehearing
  6. reinvestigation
  7. interrogation
  8. quiz
Noun
  • From prepping marinades in the kitchen and grilling in her backyard to weeding and harvesting herbs in her garden, the show takes place throughout Hayden’s stunning Hamptons property.
    — Better Homes & Gardens, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Radishes and lotus root, miso soup, tempura shrimp, and Omadofu, or creamy tofu, made appearances, as did soba noodles, small pieces of mackerel, and, on occasion, wagyu beef for grilling on a hibachi.
    — Everett Potter, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of grilling
Noun
  • Rising costs, complex permitting processes, and infrastructure challenges have made the city less competitive even for productions that want to stay local.
    — Sam Roseme, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Winning the primary, surviving the general Nationalization presents perhaps its biggest challenge during the transition from a primary to a general election.
    — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of challenge
Noun
  • The survey found that voters favored a generic Democratic candidate for Congress over a Republican 46% to 40%, but the Democratic advantage expanded to 11 points among those who definitely plan to vote.
    — Zac Anderson, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2026
  • The state ranks first in union strength among state employees, according to a survey by the Commonwealth Foundation.
    — Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of survey
Noun
  • Women would also be screened through a questionnaire, which could then move to treatment for conditions related to hormonal imbalance.
    — Idrees Ali, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026
  • In banking software, the startup advantage often ends at the first vendor-risk questionnaire.
    — Ravi Nemalikanti, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of questionnaire
Noun
  • 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
Noun
  • Gulliver sees a society totally consumed by impractical and abstract scientific interrogation.
    — Dónal Gill, The Dial, 8 Sep. 2026
  • The interrogation scene was the source of most of the controversy.
    — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of interrogation
Noun
  • This week's quiz spotlights swimsuit snaps and Hollywood escapes.
    — Danielle Minnetian, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2026
  • For the final round, Kidman and Bullock quiz each other on some of their most memorable red carpet looks (and there are many).
    — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of quiz

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