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
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.
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Tabitha Parent, People.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Tabitha Parent, People.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for debriefing
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Police were interrogating Smith at the same time.—
Omar Jimenez,
CNN Money,
26 Oct. 2025
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There’s clearly some darkness beneath the surface, but Dispatch doesn’t seem interested in interrogating its premise in the same gratuitous ways shows like Invincible and The Boys are.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
22 Oct. 2025
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Critics are still questioning his tactics, his fundraising, and the contents of an in-progress review of the party’s 2024 election mistakes.—
David Weigel,
semafor.com,
31 Oct. 2025
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In his remarks, Moss cast doubt on the credibility of that defense, repeatedly questioning the quick-twitch decision to demand that NPR no longer run the distribution system after such a longstanding arrangement.—
NPR,
NPR,
30 Oct. 2025
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But Parente claims he has been blocked from fully examining the vehicle since it was returned.—
Omar Jimenez,
CNN Money,
6 Nov. 2025
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Blue Moon is the other side of the idiosyncratic-artist coin, examining not the airy start of something major but a man bereft of his best collaborator.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
4 Nov. 2025
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