cross-examined

past tense of cross-examine

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for cross-examined
Verb
  • The new footage proved to be crucial in both the Right of Review hearing and the subsequent hearing that re-examined the incident.
    Alex Kalinauckas, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
  • At a nearby hospital, after a doctor examined her wounds and tested her for a concussion, investigators snapped photos of the bruises on her face.
    ProPublica, ProPublica, 13 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Digital marketing gives the food and beverage industry powerful access to young audiences, and the market is saturated; children and adolescents are bombarded by these products everywhere, from shops to schools and digital spaces, the report notes.
    Maryanne Murray Buechner, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Israel bombarded with missiles.
    Manuel Muñoz, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • In the hours after the shooting, authorities detained two people, including one interrogated by law enforcement.
    Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
  • One man, George Zinn, was charged with obstruction, while the second, Zachariah Qureshi, was merely interrogated, according to the statement.
    Peter Aitken, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Through the first-person narration of his protagonist, Nicholas, a teenager suddenly besieged by anxiety, Clune conveys with uncanny vividness what a panic attack feels like.
    Scott Stossel, The Atlantic, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Landslide in western Sudan kills at least 1,000 A landslide in western Sudan killed at least 1,000 people, intensifying hardship in a country besieged by years of civil war.
    Tasneem Nashrulla, semafor.com, 4 Sep. 2025
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“Cross-examined.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cross-examined. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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