CROSS-EXAMINE Synonyms: 25 Similar and Opposite Words

cross-examine

verb

Definition of cross-examine

as in to examine

Related Words

Relevance

Dissimilar Words

Example Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Recent Examples of cross-examine On Friday morning, Riverside attorneys will cross-examine Powell. — Luke Cyphers, Rolling Stone, 8 Jan. 2026 The hearing gives Robinson's defense team a chance to cross-examine those witnesses, and the proceeding could reveal previously undisclosed evidence in the case. — Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 1 Jan. 2026 The defense will no doubt vigorously cross-examine the government's witnesses, seeking to undercut the government's argument that Dugan's intent was to obstruct. — John Diedrich, jsonline.com, 11 Dec. 2025 Angels attorney David Keithly had only two minutes to cross-examine Fannell before the day ended. — Sam Blum, New York Times, 19 Nov. 2025 Lawyer Sherborne has now made an application to call Burrows' evidence as hearsay, while ANL defense lawyer, Anthony White KC, asked the court to allow him to cross-examine the private investigator, the outlet stated. — Becca Longmire, PEOPLE, 12 Nov. 2025 Justice reporter Evan Mealins and I teamed up to cross-examine the boy's case, which stems from outbursts at his school. — Nashville Tennessean, 12 Nov. 2025 The judge, clearly outraged, issued a sanction allowing my lawyer to cross-examine the witnesses about their favorable opinions — but otherwise faced no consequences. — Micah Kimball, Denver Post, 16 Oct. 2025 In the age of remote appearances, counsel’s willingness to conduct a Rule 15 deposition remotely can result in a waiver of a defendant’s right to cross-examine a witness in person under the Confrontation Clause, at least in the Seventh Circuit. — Robert Anello, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025

Recent Examples of Synonyms for cross-examine

Verb

Pakistan’s government rejected the allegations over the weekend, saying Khan was examined by doctors from the private hospital and that he could not be taken to Shifa International for security reasons.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026
Investigators with the Federal Aviation Administration on Sunday were examining the wreckage of a small plane that crashed in the ocean off Boca Raton a day earlier.

— Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of examine

Verb

An interesting collective approach to American history was PRX Productions’ provocative series Monumental, in which features by a range of independent producers interrogated the history as reflected in public monuments.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 Aug. 2026
Peacock is preparing to celebrate the cultural influence of The Wendy Williams Show and to interrogate the role of fame in its end.

— Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of interrogate

Verb

Kyiv urgently needs more interceptors before winter, when Russia routinely bombards its power grid, but the demands of the Iran war and slow output of the sophisticated interceptors have left Ukraine short and vulnerable.

— Samya Kullab, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2026
Data centers are shifting from the training of AI models — a stage that involves bombarding them with data — to a phase known as inference.

— Bloomberg, Mercury News, 24 Aug. 2026