cross-questioning

Definition of cross-questioningnext
present participle of cross-question

Example Sentences

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Verb
  • As a rule, examining Polish posters of this ilk, and trying to guess which films are being publicized, is a deliciously difficult sport.
    Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 16 Feb. 2026
  • The Dallas Morning News is launching a reader survey as part of a project examining how affordable parenthood is in North Texas — and where families feel the biggest strain.
    Dallas Morning News, Dallas Morning News, 16 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Their continuous efforts involve coalition members regularly appearing at city council meetings and a deluge of emails, now numbering nearly 22,000, continually bombarding city hall.
    Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 7 Feb. 2026
  • Jon Coupal, president of the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association, said Los Angeles needs to rein in its spending before bombarding voters with even more financial requests.
    Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 24 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • This year’s scene saw Reddick fist-pumping through the delirium of his first Daytona 500 win in front of 150,000 fans on the frontstretch for a while.
    Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 16 Feb. 2026
  • At its best, Tudor’s out-of-possession approach is suffocating, a full-blooded style that excites fans and sets adrenaline pumping through the team.
    Thom Harris, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Moreover, sociology is one of the best empirical fields for interrogating the consequences of different values, for how ideas get built into institutions, for how social networks operate across domains.
    Wendy Nelson Espeland, Mercury News, 11 Feb. 2026
  • Other major Jewish groups that conduct population surveys have in the past typically avoided closely interrogating Jewish opinions about Zionism.
    Andrew Lapin, Sun Sentinel, 9 Feb. 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
  • Every year since 2003, the umbrella organization for quizzing outfits around the globe has put on the granddaddy of knowledge competitions.
    Drew Goins, The Atlantic, 2 Feb. 2026
  • Jason is quizzing himself on the menu and doesn’t even know about the goat-cheese balls, which is not only the most popular dish on the menu but an important piece of Vanderpump Rules lore.
    Brian Moylan, Vulture, 21 Jan. 2026
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“Cross-questioning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cross-questioning. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.

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