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grilled 1 of 2

adjective

as in fried

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verb

past tense of grill
1
as in interrogated
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 asked
to put a question or questions to grilled the children about her ex-husband's new girlfriend

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Recent Examples of grilled
Verb
Saturday grilled some chicken and paired it with some green beans. — Sean Joseph Outkick, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2026 The large franks are charcoal-grilled and come out with a backyard cookout flavor. — Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Sep. 2026 Steel grilled Hester about breaking the rules to communicate with Grant, the other cooperating witness, while the two were locked up. — Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026 Mosseri was grilled by prosecutors for a misleading blog post on the uptake of a feature reminding young users to take breaks. — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 26 Aug. 2026 These sweet fruits have a pale pink hue and are delicious either fresh off the tree or grilled, and lend themselves to all sorts of fruit salad possibilities. — Aly Walansky, Southern Living, 23 Aug. 2026 Juicy, in-season cantaloupe and salty prosciutto would make an excellent appetizer, either on a platter or skewered and grilled. — Martha Stewart, 23 Aug. 2026 Gonzalez appeared at a contentious July congressional hearing in which the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History director, Anthea Hartig, was grilled on matters of diversity, equity, and inclusion in its programming. — Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 21 Aug. 2026 Carnivores can order a mighty bistecca alla Fiorentina, Florence’s signature dish, char-grilled and carved at your table. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for grilled
  1. fried
  2. interrogated
  3. asked
  4. roasted
  5. examined
  6. quizzed
  7. heated
  8. questioned
Adjective
  • And varieties run the gamut, from steamed to pan-fried and broth-filled.
    — Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 14 Sep. 2026
  • The popular food truck serves serves up a simple but well-executed menu that includes a hamburger, fish sandwich, chicken sandwich, and their famous shrimp burger—a 1/4 pound of fried shrimp on a brioche bun with all the fixings.
    — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of fried
Verb
  • In the prisoner’s dilemma, a pair of thieves have been captured and are being separately interrogated by the police.
    — Chris Lee, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2026
  • The parallels between what happened and is still happening in Gaza right now and what happened during World War II clearly are not lost on some of the Israeli men and women interrogated here, even if the scale and details are certainly different.
    — Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of interrogated
Verb
  • In one of her first meetings, she was asked to look at the designs for a new truck cab and formally approve it.
    — Sam Forsdick, Fortune, 16 Sep. 2026
  • An indiscriminate cast of men and women, boys and girls, is asked to act out athletic tasks.
    — Megan Feringa, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of asked
Adjective
  • Johanna's also serves jibaritos with chicken ($13), roasted pork ($12) and a combo of all three ($13).
    — Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 9 Sep. 2026
  • This blind taste taste kit will guide them through distinguishing different bodies and flavors in five mystery single-origin roasted coffees.
    — Catherine Garcia, TheWeek, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of roasted
Verb
  • Engineers who separately examined the building’s exterior supposedly found widespread corrosion in structural components of the soffit panels along the underside of an overhang that wraps around the center.
    — Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Webb has detailed how the Broncos have examined the layering of routes to ensure progressions best fit how Nix reads the field.
    — Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of examined
Verb
  • Barbera and his team then decided to go ahead and hold the presser after online observers blasted Venice’s hesitation to cancel it as a move to shield jury members from being quizzed about politics.
    — Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 1 Sep. 2026
  • The cop then quizzed me about my girlfriend and her whereabouts.
    — George Boedecker Jr, Harpers Magazine, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of quizzed
Adjective
  • In the back, there’s a 38-foot-long heated saltwater pool and a cabana with a full kitchen.
    — Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 15 Sep. 2026
  • To convert the solid preforms into fiber, workers load them into multi-story draw towers where they are heated and pulled down to 125 microns in diameter — roughly the width of a human hair.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of heated
Verb
  • The experts also questioned whether Harry and Meghan are equally invested in making Britain a permanent home.
    — Christina Dugan Ramirez , Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2026
  • The Bass campaign’s decision came after The Times questioned whether the donations might run afoul of a city law that restricts campaign contributions by city contractors.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of questioned

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“Grilled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grilled. Accessed 18 Sep. 2026.

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