CROSS-QUESTION Synonyms: 25 Similar and Opposite Words

cross-question

verb

Definition of cross-question

as in to examine

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In the fourth quarter, left tackle Rashawn Slater lay for several moments on the turf and was examined by medical staff before rising to his feet and walking gingerly to the sideline with an ankle injury.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026
His father did not reply but squatted down to examine the man.

— Rachel Heng, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of examine

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On Friday morning, Riverside attorneys will cross-examine Powell.

— Luke Cyphers, Rolling Stone, 8 Jan. 2026
The hearing gives Robinson's defense team a chance to cross-examine those witnesses, and the proceeding could reveal previously undisclosed evidence in the case.

— Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 1 Jan. 2026

Definition of cross-examine

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Along with the rockets and spacecraft that transport them into orbit, satellites are constantly bombarded with fast moving particles that travel through space called cosmic rays.

— Andrea Richard, The Conversation, 2 Oct. 2026
For months before today’s launch, Google has been anticipating those problems on Earth, shaking spacecraft to simulate the launch and bombarding its chips with proton beams to test their response to radiation.

— Peter Hall, Scientific American, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of bombard

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States will assert ownership of fishing grounds, tamper with undersea cables, and, potentially, conquer or besiege islands.

— Michael Albertus, Foreign Affairs, 30 Sep. 2026
The settlers who carried out the attack in Jalud overnight are the same group who besieged the home of a Palestinian-American in the neighboring village of Qusra last month, local residents say.

— Zeena Saifi, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of besiege

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The statement, which named neither Hur nor anyone else, accepted that every film attracts harsh reviews along with praise, and asked who could draw an exact line between fair and excessive criticism.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 5 Oct. 2026
Last month, Cate Blanchett, from the London stage of National Theatre’s Lyttelton Theatre after the curtain call of Electra/Persona, asked fans to put away their cellphones.

— Jake Kanter, Deadline, 5 Oct. 2026

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