cross-questioning

Definition of cross-questioningnext
present participle of cross-question

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for cross-questioning
Verb
  • Military planners in Washington are examining a high-risk option to secure Iran’s near bomb grade uranium as uncertainty grows over where the material is located.
    Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 9 Mar. 2026
  • Investigators are examining their past travel, including trips to Turkey and potentially other locations known as terror training grounds.
    Ashley Carnahan , Alexis McAdams , CB Cotton, FOXNews.com, 9 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Persian Gulf countries have complained they were not given adequate time to prepare for the torrent of Iranian drones and missiles bombarding their territory.
    Emma Burrows, Fortune, 7 Mar. 2026
  • Israel has retaliated by bombarding southern Lebanon and Beirut's southern suburbs.
    Lucia I Suarez Sang, CBS News, 6 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Officials have begun pumping the brakes a bit.
    Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Mar. 2026
  • Gooding yells giddily, triumphantly jumping and fist-pumping the air.
    Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 8 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Such works treat their characters as political beings with complex lives worth interrogating.
    Jake Pitre, The Atlantic, 7 Mar. 2026
  • Even if your wardrobe leans more trendy, try interrogating yourself about certain pieces in your closet.
    Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 3 Mar. 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
  • Senate Majority Leader John Thune’s been quizzing his members on which strategy to pursue, Republicans said.
    Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 12 Mar. 2026
  • At that meeting, the documents said, Merchant used a napkin and other objects to depict various assassination scenarios, quizzing Ali on how a target might be killed in each.
    Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 10 Mar. 2026
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“Cross-questioning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cross-questioning. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.

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