Thesaurus results for DE-BRIEFING

debriefing

verb

present participle of debrief

as in interrogating

to officially ask (someone) about a job that has been done or about an experience Police debriefed the hostages upon their return. The pilot was debriefed after his flight.

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Recent Examples of debriefing Chapman, who worked long hours debriefing Marquez over the years and shepherded his grand jury testimony, grew emotional while talking about Marquez’s qualities as a wonky engineer who could talk endlessly about the inner workings of the ComEd’s electrical grid. —

Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 19 Feb. 2026 Health care workers may dip into depression and substance abuse, and Rau seeks to counter that by debriefing his staff after tragedies and encouraging them to reach out to one another. —

Andy Sheehan, CBS News, 29 Dec. 2025 Meanwhile, Charlotte’s husband is debriefing with Shaw, while obviously fudging the details of Pauly’s death. —

Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 24 Nov. 2025 For Morgan, making a video at the end of the day, debriefing all aspects of the long, grueling days of recruitment, was never going to be a polished piece of content. —

Tabitha Parent, People.com, 2 Sep. 2025

Recent Examples of Synonyms for debriefing

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Even if your wardrobe leans more trendy, try interrogating yourself about certain pieces in your closet.

— Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 3 Mar. 2026
There were forces stopping and interrogating people celebrating in their cars, but there was no gunfire, said the doctor, who spoke on condition of anonymity for fear of reprisal.

— Jon Gambrell, Chicago Tribune, 1 Mar. 2026