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as in asks
to put a question or questions to
interrogated him about where he'd gone the night before
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as in examines
to put a series of questions to
police interrogated the murder suspect for hours on end
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Recent Examples of interrogates
While on a date, Tess inadvertently stumbles into one of Alex’s sets — which spikily interrogates why their romance fell apart.
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David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 23 Dec. 2025
There has been much discussion about whether the genre glamorizes or interrogates female pain, or a little of both, or whether books by and about women with feelings that are important enough to be written about needs a label at all.
—Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 22 Dec. 2025
The film is based on an original idea by the musician and interrogates the layered complexities of pop stardom.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 10 Dec. 2025
Going beyond boundaries, daring everything for knowledge, Dante’s Ulysses has much in common with mankind’s faulty prototype, Adam, whom Dante eagerly interrogates in Paradise.
—Claudia Roth Pierpont, New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2025
Through Wyeth, Taylor interrogates the impossible standards put upon Black artists who may or may not want to comment on terrible things happening in the world, who may or may not want to foreground their race.
—Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2025
Also starring Denis O'Hare, Zachary Quinto, Sandra Bernhard, Isaac Powell, and Patti LuPone, NYC interrogates many thematic threads, but none more so than the illusion of control.
—James Mercadante, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Oct. 2025
And when the surviving crew interrogates the android Ash about his treachery, the book has him pretty much spill the space beans.
—Daniel Dockery, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2025
But Fastvold, the partner and creative collaborator of The Brutalist director Brady Corbet—she co-wrote both that film and Corbet’s previous movie, Vox Lux—also interrogates the idea of spirituality as a lifeline.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 20 Sep. 2025
David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 23 Dec. 2025
There has been much discussion about whether the genre glamorizes or interrogates female pain, or a little of both, or whether books by and about women with feelings that are important enough to be written about needs a label at all.
—Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 22 Dec. 2025
The film is based on an original idea by the musician and interrogates the layered complexities of pop stardom.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 10 Dec. 2025
Going beyond boundaries, daring everything for knowledge, Dante’s Ulysses has much in common with mankind’s faulty prototype, Adam, whom Dante eagerly interrogates in Paradise.
—Claudia Roth Pierpont, New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2025
Through Wyeth, Taylor interrogates the impossible standards put upon Black artists who may or may not want to comment on terrible things happening in the world, who may or may not want to foreground their race.
—Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2025
Also starring Denis O'Hare, Zachary Quinto, Sandra Bernhard, Isaac Powell, and Patti LuPone, NYC interrogates many thematic threads, but none more so than the illusion of control.
—James Mercadante, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Oct. 2025
And when the surviving crew interrogates the android Ash about his treachery, the book has him pretty much spill the space beans.
—Daniel Dockery, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2025
But Fastvold, the partner and creative collaborator of The Brutalist director Brady Corbet—she co-wrote both that film and Corbet’s previous movie, Vox Lux—also interrogates the idea of spirituality as a lifeline.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 20 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for interrogates
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What better way to welcome the weekend than with the smell and sound of a frying ijeh, asks Sami Tamimi.—
The Week UK,
TheWeek,
10 Jan. 2026
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Space exploration asks us to think beyond ourselves.—
Alexander Görlach,
The Orlando Sentinel,
10 Jan. 2026
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The document is above; a full Associated Press report examines the changes and includes reaction from experts.—
Bay Area News Group,
Mercury News,
7 Jan. 2026
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Le Guin examines unchecked power, eugenics, and the ethics of governance in this inventive and consistently surprising novel, which explores the limits of trying to manifest a better world.—
Erin Somers,
The Atlantic,
6 Jan. 2026
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Continue reading … WAR OF WORDS – Rubio fires back as ABC host repeatedly questions US authority over Venezuela.—
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FOXNews.com,
5 Jan. 2026
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Commanders questions Commanders coach Dan Quinn is expected back for the 2026 season, though changes to the offense and the defense remain possible after Washington has slumped to a 4-12 record.—
Dianna Russini,
New York Times,
3 Jan. 2026
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