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debriefs

verb

present tense third-person singular of debrief

as in interrogates

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 debriefs After the little girl’s exam, Welsh debriefs with the attending physician in the hall. — Courtney Crowder, USA Today, 10 Apr. 2026 Editor Joyce Eng discuss the new name for the SAG Awards, the Actor Awards, and Gerrad debriefs on the Governors Awards. — Gerrad Hall, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Dec. 2025

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One day scholars will teach Lepore’s work alongside Arendt’s, seeing that Lepore interrogates not simply a modern moment, but traces our current machine age back to the 17th-century conceit for artifice as improvement.

— Bethanne Patrick, Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2026
Writer-director Ari Aster interrogates not just the social and political turmoil of COVID-19, but also the way social media can exacerbate that unraveling of collective neuroses.

— Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 15 July 2026

Definition of interrogates

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Unconvinced by Kitty’s sudden engagement, Claire questions the future her sister is choosing.

— Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 17 Sep. 2026
Like other death row dramas including Clemency, Just Mercy and Dead Man Walking, this film questions whether there’s really that big a difference between murderous cruelty and state-sanctioned capital punishment.

— David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 17 Sep. 2026

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The second study, led by researchers studying data from LRO's Diviner instrument, examines a much larger region around the crater that was physically altered by the impact.

— Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 17 Sep. 2026
His is a war drama that examines themes of trauma, PTSD, family tragedy and, ultimately, forgiveness.

— Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 16 Sep. 2026

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