cross-questioning

Definition of cross-questioningnext
present participle of cross-question

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for cross-questioning
Verb
  • Since arriving in Atlanta, conservators at Center for Puppetry Arts have been closely examining the nearly 900-pound figure to determine what restoration work may be needed before Kermit returns to public display.
    Brian Unger, CBS News, 1 June 2026
  • Investigators in Chicago are examining issues connected to that left-leaning nonprofit organization American Future Republic, which Hoffman is listed as the president over, according to Influence Watch.
    Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 31 May 2026
Verb
  • Her prank of lying in wait for each of her housemates, bombarding them with a Super Soaker, and then enlisting them in her eco-army of Seussian extremists was just pure wonderful delight.
    Brian Moylan, Vulture, 6 May 2026
  • 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
Verb
  • Malaysian diver Lee Kian Lie, who is involved in the operation, said workers were pumping water out of the cave.
    ABC News, ABC News, 31 May 2026
  • The team has been pumping water out of the cave to give the men an easier exit.
    CNN Money, CNN Money, 30 May 2026
Verb
  • The same instinct to accumulate without interrogating shows up everywhere.
    Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 2 June 2026
  • Afterward, he was forced into a truck, where agents continued interrogating him after finding contacts linked to Argentine judicial agencies on his cellphone.
    ABC News, ABC News, 22 May 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
  • The Tennessee Titans went back to the streets quizzing random people in their schedule reveal in a twist to the team’s 2023 schedule reveal.
    Teresa M. Walker, Chicago Tribune, 15 May 2026
  • The talk was impassioned and wide-ranging, with Wood, a longtime del Toro interlocutor, quizzing the filmmaker on everything from his childhood in Guadalajara, Mexico, to his passion for design and scrapbooking.
    Zac Ntim, Deadline, 8 May 2026
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“Cross-questioning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cross-questioning. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.

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