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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for debriefs
  1. interrogates
  2. questions
  3. examines
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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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  • The professional streaks nobody questions Leaders chase streaks too.
    — Nell Derick Debevoise Dewey, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Jones, 28, is on his fourth team in five years, but no one questions his playmaking ability — good and bad.
    — Vic Tafur, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of questions
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  • The Safety Net examines what the advent of the internet means on the timescale of civilizations.
    — Big Think, Big Think, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Burnout research examines organizational conditions that prevent recovery.
    — Gerald J. Leonard, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of examines

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