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cross-questioned

verb

past tense of cross-question
as in examined

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cross-questioned
  1. examined
  2. bombarded
  3. interrogated
  4. besieged
  5. asked
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  • Engineers who separately examined the building’s exterior supposedly found widespread corrosion in structural components of the soffit panels along the underside of an overhang that wraps around the center.
    — Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Webb has detailed how the Broncos have examined the layering of routes to ensure progressions best fit how Nix reads the field.
    — Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of examined
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  • Carole seems good-natured about answering questions but also acknowledges that she’s been bombarded by them.
    — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 16 Sep. 2026
  • It has been seen all too often in which stars are bombarded with requests at hotels and at airports.
    — Ryan Gaydos OutKick, FOXNews.com, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of bombarded
Verb
  • The interrogated become the interrogators in a way that gets a little blurry when the focus initially shifts from Hill and Ford to Thomas and Kavanaugh.
    — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026
  • The plaintiffs alleged that some of those classified as especiales were taken to military facilities, interrogated, tortured, killed or forcibly disappeared.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of interrogated
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  • In recent months, Israeli settlers have repeatedly besieged the village of Qusra, defying orders from the authorities to leave the area and trying to force Palestinian families, some of whom are also American citizens, out.
    — Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2026
  • There has been a spate of Israeli settler violence in the West Bank, and the village of Qusra has been besieged by Israeli settlers for weeks.
    — F. Brinley Bruton, NBC news, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of besieged
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  • In one of her first meetings, she was asked to look at the designs for a new truck cab and formally approve it.
    — Sam Forsdick, Fortune, 16 Sep. 2026
  • An indiscriminate cast of men and women, boys and girls, is asked to act out athletic tasks.
    — Megan Feringa, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of asked
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“Cross-questioned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cross-questioned. Accessed 21 Sep. 2026.

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