cross-examination

noun

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as in grilling

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Recent Examples of cross-examination Defense attorney Michael Burt had argued a video deposition prosecutors conducted with a key witness is hearsay evidence and should not be admissible, as the witness could not be subject to cross-examination. — Andi Babineau, CNN Money, 22 June 2026 Pino stared down Adams after cross-examination — and Adams stared back at him. — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 17 June 2026 Defense attorney Eric Cohen challenged the strength of the prosecution’s deduction during cross-examination of FBI Special Agent Andrew Delvalle. — Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 10 June 2026 While under cross-examination by defense attorney Thomas Mesereau, Arvizo admitted to lying to a teacher when asked if Jackson had abused him in 2003. — Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 9 June 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
  • The best grill mats can withstand the high temperatures associated with grilling and are durable enough to be used repeatedly.
    — BestReviews, Mercury News, 23 July 2026
  • Process This widening chasm between the desire to cook outside and the realities of modern life has helped fuel interest in electric grilling.
    — William Jones, USA Today, 20 July 2026
Definition of grilling
Noun
  • No one bill was ever going to solve every affordability challenge facing this country.
    — Kent Strang, Boston Herald, 26 July 2026
  • Unfortunately for Actis, Peters was more than up to the challenge.
    — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026
Definition of challenge
Noun
  • Ossoff has led in every public survey since April 2025, including a Fox News poll that showed him with a 56-43 edge over Collins.
    — Greg Bluestein, AJC.com, 20 July 2026
  • The Post-Ipsos survey contrasted Democrats' current polling outcomes with 2018.
    — Jay Stahl, USA Today, 19 July 2026
Definition of survey
Noun
  • Unlike last time, there was an extensive online questionnaire.
    — Eric Nager, Christian Science Monitor, 13 July 2026
  • Changes in the brain The research team looked at many measures of impact, including questionnaires, clinical assessments and brain scans.
    — Madeline Holcombe, CNN Money, 12 July 2026
Definition of questionnaire
Noun
  • Requests for a rehearing are rarely granted.
    — Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 5 May 2026
  • The 2nd Circuit said Wednesday that five judges voted against a rehearing before all the judges while three judges voted in favor of the en banc.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 29 Apr. 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
  • Maybe a better word than therapy would have been self-interrogation, because the realization about Gabriella feels like catharsis.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 20 July 2026
  • These are the complications of Reddy’s interrogation, where an ancient system that crosses borders deep into Silicon Valley plays out beneath Wilson Chin’s remarkable set, which feels like an operating room, where society is the patient.
    — David John Chávez, Mercury News, 17 July 2026
Definition of interrogation
Noun
  • For new shoppers, Lukas has created a candy quiz where users can figure out their flavor profile.
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 July 2026
  • Interactive lectures include questions, quizzes, concept checks, simulations, and access to the AI teacher.
    — Ray Ravaglia, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
Definition of quiz

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