cross-examined

Definition of cross-examinednext
past tense of cross-examine

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for cross-examined
Verb
  • Our quantitative analysis examined millions of records from 2015 to 2022.
    Gidon Jakar, The Conversation, 5 Feb. 2026
  • In the study, researchers examined health records from more than 800 people with an average age of 56 in five countries with moderate to severe aortic regurgitation.
    Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 5 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Customers today are bombarded with brands on their Instagram feeds, creating a new competitor.
    Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 6 Feb. 2026
  • Many of us are bombarded with emails or text messages designed to lure us to a website or engage in a conversation that’s almost certainly designed to separate us from our money or private information.
    Larry Magid, Mercury News, 5 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • The Rafah border crossing, meant to support the ceasefire, has seen minimal passage and reports of Palestinians being interrogated and mistreated.
    Wafaa Shurafa, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2026
  • Photos of Andrew posed over a young woman lying on the floor of a home were included in the new cache from the Justice Department, fanning the flames of critics demanding Mountbatten-Windsor be interrogated.
    Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 3 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • The Adams administration was besieged with corruption at every level—the Blackness of the perpetrators was of no solace.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Feb. 2026
  • Meanwhile, Don Lemon also enjoyed a standing ovation and was besieged by people all night to express their gratitude and support after he was arrested and charged for an anti-ICE protest just two days before.
    Rob LeDonne, Rolling Stone, 1 Feb. 2026
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“Cross-examined.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cross-examined. Accessed 11 Feb. 2026.

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