as in interrogative
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inquisitorial
Adjective
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The statues felt interrogative, like something or someone was already disappointed in me.—
Maya Ibbitson,
Architectural Digest,
12 Sep. 2024 -
The series takes an interrogative approach to its source material, framing Rice’s iconic goth novel and its 1994 film adaptation as the previous version of its story, one in which the vampire Louis de Pointe du Lac (Jacob Anderson) lies and deceives his interviewer, Daniel Molloy (Eric Bogosian).—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
10 May 2024
Adjective
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Team owner Shad Khan looked up with a quizzical expression.—
Michael Silver,
New York Times,
29 Apr. 2025
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Guthrie’s buddy Pete Seeger (Edward Norton) in visiting him, and Bob walks into the room looking quizzical.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
10 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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The challenge of using AI in politics lies in harnessing these innovations while ensuring that personalization does not evolve into intrusive surveillance or manipulative targeting.—
Kris Qiu,
Forbes.com,
6 May 2025
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Now Pi boards have their tiny bits and bigger pieces soldered at the same time through an intrusive reflow soldering process undertaken with Raspberry Pi's UK manufacturing partner, Sony.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
30 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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There’s something officious about Alden Ehrenreich.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
21 Jan. 2023
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Her charming luxury treasure trove has none of that officious chilliness that defines the typical store of its ilk but instead feels like a brocanterie crammed with interesting, unexpected luxury goods from across the world.—
Mark Ellwood,
Robb Report,
2 Jan. 2023
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“Inquisitorial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inquisitorial. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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