cross-questioning

Definition of cross-questioningnext
present participle of cross-question

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for cross-questioning
Verb
  • In 2019, the political scientists Katherine Levine Einstein, Maxwell Palmer, and David Glick published a study examining who attended such meetings in the Boston area.
    Idrees Kahloon, The Atlantic, 13 Apr. 2026
  • In addition to connecting with their characters that are written as creative artists, Bradford and Ramos are relating to what Berryman is examining about friendship.
    David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 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
  • Trump then turned around, pumping his fist to those sitting behind him, smiling and waving, then pointed a few times to the crowd.
    Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 12 Apr. 2026
  • The lack of fuel has worsened the country’s other longtime problems, from pumping water, picking up garbage to producing food, among others.
    Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 12 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Season 50 is honoring its past and legacy, actively interrogating it, dropping players from different eras into direct competition and letting the game itself reveal what has changed and what hasn’t.
    Clayton Davis, Variety, 14 Apr. 2026
  • 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
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
  • Though the biggest payoff came away from the drills — sitting down for dinner with top prospects, quizzing them in the classroom, getting to know them away from the field, talking to the people at those colleges who knew them best.
    Zack Rosenblatt, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2026
  • Senate Majority Leader John Thune’s been quizzing his members on which strategy to pursue, Republicans said.
    Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 12 Mar. 2026
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“Cross-questioning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cross-questioning. Accessed 16 Apr. 2026.

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