Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cross-examined
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Researchers then examined liver immune cells to determine how their DNA activity was regulated and measured levels of a key receptor.—
Pranjal Malewar,
New Atlas,
11 Jan. 2026 -
Papers had been presented, models dissected, scenarios examined.—
Dan Turello,
New Yorker,
10 Jan. 2026
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We are bombarded with messages claiming that hormones will improve — and extend — women’s lives.—
Patricia Bencivenga,
STAT,
8 Jan. 2026
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On Christmas Eve, our neighborhood was again bombarded.—
U T Readers,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Jan. 2026
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Jorge Antonio Rodríguez died that same year after being interrogated by intelligence agents.—
Robbie Griffiths,
NPR,
4 Jan. 2026
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Whiteness is interrogated and Blackness is structural.—
Skylar Mitchell,
Essence,
18 Dec. 2025
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The Windy City is suddenly besieged by a string of bomb threats, but in the midst of all the false alarms, a real situation emerges in the form of military-grade smoke grenades, which points to a terrorist threat.—
Will Harris,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Jan. 2026
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Halladay said she’s heard from multiple doctors, including her child’s pediatrician, that they’ve been besieged with calls from parents hoping to get a prescription.—
Tom Bartlett,
The Atlantic,
19 Dec. 2025
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“Cross-examined.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cross-examined. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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