as in investigation
a systematic search for the truth or facts about something
there's no need to conduct an inquisition about so trivial a matter
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Recent Examples of inquisition
As decent people resign, they’re replaced with people eager or at least willing to participate in Trump’s partisan inquisition.
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David French, Mercury News, 30 Sep. 2025
By the time Ono came before his second trial by inquisition, this one at the hands of the governors of the State University System, the counterassault was well and truly underway.
—Ron Cunningham, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 June 2025
Biden's physical and mental decline in office and its cover up by those around him is a legitimate scandal worthy of inquisition.
—Carlo Versano, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 May 2025
This eccentric novel—by turns a workplace comedy, a philosophical inquisition, and a smorgasbord of bodily horror—is given life by Larraquy’s electric prose and by the merciless passions of his characters.
—The Atlantic, 15 May 2025
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David French, Mercury News, 30 Sep. 2025
By the time Ono came before his second trial by inquisition, this one at the hands of the governors of the State University System, the counterassault was well and truly underway.
—Ron Cunningham, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 June 2025
Biden's physical and mental decline in office and its cover up by those around him is a legitimate scandal worthy of inquisition.
—Carlo Versano, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 May 2025
This eccentric novel—by turns a workplace comedy, a philosophical inquisition, and a smorgasbord of bodily horror—is given life by Larraquy’s electric prose and by the merciless passions of his characters.
—The Atlantic, 15 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inquisition
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As the investigation into Guthrie's abduction widens its scope, authorities have now increased the reward for public tips on the case to $102,500.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
19 Feb. 2026
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When asked if other people at the coalition or the county are suspected of further wrongdoing, Stephan said only that the investigation is ongoing.—
Blake Nelson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 Feb. 2026
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London’s Metropolitan Police earlier this week opened a criminal inquiry into files suggesting Mandelson accepted money from Epstein and passed him confidential financial information while serving as a government minister 15 years ago.—
Peter Weber,
TheWeek,
5 Feb. 2026
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An Alberta public inquiry found that the cash to support pipeline opposition flowed to Canadian environmental activist groups through American charities, obscuring the identity of the donors.—
Rachel Marsden,
Hartford Courant,
5 Feb. 2026
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Frederick Wiseman, the pioneering documentary filmmaker whose penetrating, observational depictions of public institutions raised ethical issues and provoked social examination, has died.—
Duane Byrge,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Feb. 2026
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Boyne refused to submit to examination by state mental health professionals and fired the lawyers.—
Edmund H. Mahony,
Hartford Courant,
16 Feb. 2026
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The wreck is in the same area where the founder of the exploration organization died in June 2024.—
Kerry Breen,
CBS News,
18 Feb. 2026
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What unfolds is a gripping exploration of identity, privilege and devotion.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
18 Feb. 2026
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Moderna said while the FDA had recommended that approach, the agency ultimately agreed to the study's design -- and the company shared additional comparison data from a separate trial that used a high-dose shot for older people.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
19 Feb. 2026
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Some studies have poured cold water over how capable AI truly is and how quickly it’s being adopted.—
Lisa Eadicicco,
CNN Money,
19 Feb. 2026
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He was released two months later and extradited to Russia, where prosecutors launched a criminal probe against him on abuse of office charges.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
5 Feb. 2026
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Warren, a Democrat, sent letters to a dozen major industry players including Chase Auto, GM Financial, Toyota Financial Services and Ally Financial on Wednesday as part of the probe.—
Matt Egan,
CNN Money,
5 Feb. 2026
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Those memorable segments demonstrated how the desk-and-sofa format could be a tool in the politician’s arsenal for shaping public opinion away from the pesky probing of journalists.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Jan. 2026
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Giscard d’Estaing’s campaign self-consciously emulated American political campaigns of the day, and Depardon appropriately applies the tools of direct cinema to give us a probing, intimate look at the candidate on the cusp of power.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
20 Jan. 2026
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“Inquisition.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inquisition. Accessed 19 Feb. 2026.
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