as in interrogative
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Recent Examples of inquisitorial
Drawing on inquisitorial records, Ginzburg showed how power and resistance are embedded in the same documents, using small-scale cases to illuminate broader tensions between elite and popular culture, and between authority and dissent.
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ABC News,
17 June 2026
Universities and research institutions face inquisitorial scrutiny.
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Alejandro Reyes,
Washington Post,
3 Feb. 2026
ABC News,
17 June 2026
Universities and research institutions face inquisitorial scrutiny.
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Alejandro Reyes,
Washington Post,
3 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inquisitorial
Adjective
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Hockney’s paintings and drawings, as well as his later photo collages and digital works, invariably had a playful, exploratory, interrogative relationship with perspective, light, scale, framing, rendering—the basic components of picture-making.
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That single shift, from declarative to interrogative, forces the employee to do the thinking.
Adjective
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By widening the lens, Clark is able to redirect the book’s gaze from the mother toward a quizzical, sometimes critical, but not unaffectionate portrait of two generations of political activism, with the attendant self-involvement and domestic negligence.
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Carpenter responded with a quizzical frown.
Adjective
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Endless house rules meant to address all of Zuri’s life-threatening allergies feel intrusive and strip away Layla’s autonomy.
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This insatiable appetite frequently leads to leaks of sensitive personal records, malicious code injection and intrusive user profiling.
Adjective
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Lee will play Maya, the officious Chief of Staff for the Governor of Oklahoma.
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Her Southern accent is slightly clipped and officious, the type of drawl that’s a stamp of a suburban upbringing.
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“Inquisitorial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inquisitorial. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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