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as in to interrogate
to put a series of questions to
police grilled the suspect, but had to release him when it became clear he didn't have the information they were looking for
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2
as in to ask
to put a question or questions to
grilled the children about her ex-husband's new girlfriend
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as in restaurant
a public establishment where meals are served to paying customers for consumption on the premises
headed down to the local bar and grill for a beer and a burger
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Recent Examples of grill
Joe Rubin, Sacbee.com, 6 Apr. 2026
Look for whole grains, fruits and vegetables, and words like steamed, baked, poached, roasted, broiled or grilled.
—Dr. Sarah Kinsella, Boston Herald, 5 Apr. 2026
Christine Peterson, Outdoor Life, 15 Apr. 2026
Zembower then asked about barbecue grills at county facilities and people having to inhale that smoke.
—Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 15 Apr. 2026
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Verb
Last September, in a hearing to discuss the critical audit of Cal-OSHA, Ortega grilled Cal-OSHA’s chief Debra Lee.
—Joe Rubin, Sacbee.com, 6 Apr. 2026
Look for whole grains, fruits and vegetables, and words like steamed, baked, poached, roasted, broiled or grilled.
—Dr. Sarah Kinsella, Boston Herald, 5 Apr. 2026
Noun
And if the dry year continues, land managers will also ban chainsaws and charcoal grills or even close public lands altogether.
—Christine Peterson, Outdoor Life, 15 Apr. 2026
Zembower then asked about barbecue grills at county facilities and people having to inhale that smoke.
—Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 15 Apr. 2026
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Verb
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He got shot while going undercover in an animal-smuggling ring, came up against IA multiple times for accusations of excessive force, and had to interrogate Hayden Panettiere as two different people.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
17 Apr. 2026
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Then immigration officers, who are often following the state troopers or riding with them, interrogate the driver and passengers, according to Vecindarios 901, an immigration rapid-response organization that has witnessed dozens of stops.—
Wendi C. Thomas,
MLK50,
17 Apr. 2026
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Angelita Soriano, a spokesperson for the No Data Center group, asked Huddlestun to provide residents with an independent health impact study of the future site of the Amazon data center planned at 61st Avenue and Colorado Street.—
Deborah Laverty,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Apr. 2026
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Do your children ask to come with you on these races?—
Morgan Korn,
ABC News,
17 Apr. 2026
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Lagomarsini offered a bite to Quié’s nephew Poppa, who works at the restaurant.—
Zach Helfand,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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Straz said a Culver’s restaurant is planned for the west side of Harlem, where a CIBC bank formerly stood, though those developers are not seeking TIF financing.—
Olivia Stevens,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Apr. 2026
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Don't hurt me … Terry Rose was immediately transported to the police department where Wilson and Tamayo were waiting to question him.—
Peter Van Sant,
CBS News,
12 Apr. 2026
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Butler said on Friday that police were questioning Brian Hooker on a potential charge of causing harm resulting in death.—
Adam Sabes , Peter D'Abrosca,
FOXNews.com,
11 Apr. 2026
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Though the biggest payoff came away from the drills — sitting down for dinner with top prospects, quizzing them in the classroom, getting to know them away from the field, talking to the people at those colleges who knew them best.—
Zack Rosenblatt,
New York Times,
2 Apr. 2026
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Thiel, whose Founders Fund invested in a nuclear fuel startup and an advanced reactor company, quizzed the would-be official about deregulation and how to rapidly build more nuclear energy capacity, said sources familiar with the conversation.—
Avi Asher-Schapiro,
ProPublica,
24 Mar. 2026
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In the diner, for example, the speakers play outdoor sounds including crickets to create a real drive-in movie atmosphere.—
Lisa Boone,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Apr. 2026
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There's intimacy to the spaces; there's no massive room where every diner can see every other diner.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
15 Apr. 2026
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Let’s examine their specs, strengths, weaknesses and differences, along with how Edmunds’ car experts rated them overall and in specific categories.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 Apr. 2026
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Season 2 will give viewers further, unrivalled insight into the lives of strong female leaders who ruled during key times in global history and examine the long-lasting impact their decisions had on those periods.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
15 Apr. 2026
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Brake gently as needed - Brake normally if the vehicle has anti-lock brakes and pump brakes gently if in an older vehicle.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
11 Apr. 2026
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Brake gently as needed - Brake normally if the vehicle has anti-lock brakes and pump brakes gently if in an older vehicle.—
KANSAS CITY STAR WEATHER BOT,
Kansas City Star,
10 Apr. 2026
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“Grill.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grill. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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