cross-examined

past tense of cross-examine

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for cross-examined
Verb
  • According to a recent documentary, police have examined whether Revak might have been connected to as many as five different homicides over a 14-year span, including the disappearance of Huisentruit.
    Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2025
  • For instance, the team examined SIRT1, a post-translational regulator linked to inflammation and cancer.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • In response, Britain sent a strong naval expedition into Danish waters which, from September 2-5 1807, bombarded Copenhagen.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Oct. 2025
  • New filmmakers are often bombarded with advice about embracing short-form media — often for good reason — but making content that simply attracts eyeballs can only get you so far without a larger plan.
    Dana Harris-Bridson, IndieWire, 7 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • White journalists reported that Bethea appeared drunk at the time of arrest, that he was interrogated by police, and initially admitted nothing.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Both Crimson Gold and Offside were banned inside Iran, and Panahi was arrested and interrogated after the former film was recognized at Cannes.
    Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 14 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Made in Italy is besieged, and action must be taken to safeguard the local supply chain and its reputation.
    Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Since its municipal establishment in 2018, Roku City has been a metropolis intermittently besieged by mythical creatures including a kraken, a big robot, and a Godzilla-like kaiju.
    Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 14 Oct. 2025
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“Cross-examined.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cross-examined. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.

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