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cross-questioned

past tense of cross-question

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for cross-questioned
Verb
  • To understand what makes the mRNA shots special, the researchers examined blood and tissue samples and found that the COVID shots appeared to activate the innate immune system — a fundamental, early-warning defense mechanism that alerts other parts of the immune system to prepare for an attack.
    Lisa Jarvis, Twin Cities, 8 Nov. 2025
  • Their study shows that while some planets are destroyed during the early post-main sequence phase, Earth is likely safer than the close-in giant planets examined.
    Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 8 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Cofounder Jimmy Wales explains how introducing a simple purpose, insisting on certain rules of engagement, and other strategies helped the organization to build trust with contributors and users — and maintain it even in a world bombarded by misinformation.
    Harvard Business Review, Harvard Business Review, 4 Nov. 2025
  • Portland played like a team that had spent much of the past 48 hours bombarded by questions and scrutiny after their coach had appeared in front of a federal judge.
    Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 26 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • At the police station, Tip Hunter interrogated Williams and Thomas Davis for hours about NAACP activity before releasing Thomas Davis, who left town.
    Equal Justice Initiative, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Violent images of prisoners being interrogated at Abu Ghraib prison complex eventually came out, damaging the United States’ standing on the world stage and sparking a Senate Intelligence Committee report on the CIA’s interrogation program.
    Ellen Mitchell, The Hill, 5 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • That's the capital of North Darfur that was besieged for 500 days.
    ABC News, ABC News, 9 Nov. 2025
  • The San Francisco 49ers continue to be besieged by significant injuries for the second season in a row.
    Robert Marvi, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • During the auditions, wannabe actors are asked to improvise scenes including being a cat, being trapped in a room, and being propositioned by a famous director.
    Leo Barraclough, Variety, 7 Nov. 2025
  • While the co-stars didn’t address the bullying report on the red carpet, Stranger Things creators Ross and Matt Duffer and director Shawn Levy were each asked about its veracity.
    Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 7 Nov. 2025
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“Cross-questioned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cross-questioned. Accessed 29 Nov. 2025.

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