cross-examined

verb

past tense of cross-examine
as in examined

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  1. examined
  2. bombarded
  3. interrogated
  4. besieged
Verb
  • Rizzo and his team examined the media consumption of 593 white children from across America.
    — Whitney Friedlander, Los Angeles Times, 13 July 2026
  • Detectives later examined Roper's cellphone and confirmed those communications had been deleted, the affidavit states.
    — Shafiq Najib, ABC News, 13 July 2026
Definition of examined
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  • In fact, some scientists think that life on Earth could've been sparked by asteroids delivering the materials for life via such collisions during an era where our planet was heavily bombarded by such objects around four billion years ago.
    — Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 15 July 2026
  • Then there is the fate of the incumbent, who fled Tibet’s capital Lhasa for India in 1959 just days before red Chinese troops bombarded the sloping granite walls of his Potala Palace home.
    — Charlie Campbell, Time, 9 July 2026
Definition of bombarded
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  • After being interrogated, Hale was hanged at age 21, about two months after the Declaration of Independence.
    — Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 5 July 2026
  • Information still needs to be interrogated, narratives stress-tested and probabilities translated into exposure limits.
    — Peter Doyle, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026
Definition of interrogated
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  • After word spread that a local attorney was starting a class action, residents said they were besieged by out-of-town lawyers competing aggressively for their business.
    — Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2026
  • Boston was besieged by the Tartan Army.
    — Becky Sullivan, NPR, 28 June 2026
Definition of besieged
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