cross-examining

Definition of cross-examiningnext
present participle of cross-examine

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cross-examining
Verb
  • By examining brain tissue removed in such surgeries, a team led by researchers at Boston Children’s Hospital has identified mutations in genes that control the growth of neurons, including one affecting an enzyme that is important in cell proliferation.
    Jerome Groopman, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
  • This makes examining blood vessels and oxygen levels potential biomarkers that could improve breast cancer diagnosis.
    Quing Zhu, The Conversation, 6 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • But as Israel and the US continue attacking Iran, with Israel also bombarding Lebanon, progressives are amplifying their demand for clearer moral positioning on the Middle East.
    David Weigel, semafor.com, 6 Apr. 2026
  • Israel struck back, bombarding Lebanon and targeting Hezbollah in deadly airstrikes, expanding its presence in southern Lebanon and amassing more troops near the border.
    Alon Bernstein, Chicago Tribune, 22 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Or gents or anyone else, though the Masters isn’t exactly a hotbed of bold, gender-interrogating fashion decisions.
    AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 6 Apr. 2026
  • The board will spend the next few months interrogating submissions from all three cities and speaking to their champions in more detail.
    Max Goldbart, Deadline, 30 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Israel tried to take over Gaza City before in this war, besieging it and launching raids in its streets, but tens of thousands of people remained.
    Aya Batrawy, NPR, 5 Sep. 2025
  • And while politicians know that there are costs to besieging an independent central bank – financial markets may react negatively or inflation may flare up – short-term control of a powerful policy tool can prove irresistible.
    Ana Carolina Garriga, The Conversation, 26 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Dinner is focused around a large wood burning oven, putting out deliciously charred meats and veggies, and there’s a vibrant after-work drinks scene that always has this place pumping.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Apr. 2026
  • Two days after that, the agency greenlit Kaskida, a new five-billion-dollar ultra-deep drilling project southwest of New Orleans, which could start pumping eighty thousand barrels of oil a day as early as 2029.
    Jeffrey Marlow, New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2026
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“Cross-examining.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cross-examining. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.

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