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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
June interrogates him about Frankenstein and mentions the creature being forced to do another’s bidding.
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Alice Burton, Vulture, 30 Mar. 2026
Longtime Univision news anchor Jorge Ramos and his daughter Paola Ramos — a journalist whose latest book interrogates the rise of the Latino far right — are moderating the conversation at Miami’s Adrienne Arsht Center.
—Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 12 Mar. 2026
Ian Cheney’s brisk but sprawling doc interrogates the origins of the dish, who invented it, how it got popularized, and the eponymous 19th-century military leader who may (or may not) have inspired it.
—Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Mar. 2026
When Deadline interrogates how Doctor Who can continue with millions of pounds less budget per episode, Salt again harks back to her early time in the post.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 23 Feb. 2026
Engage with art that interrogates identity and civic belonging.
—Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
While on a date, Tess inadvertently stumbles into one of Alex’s sets — which spikily interrogates why their romance fell apart.
—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
Alice Burton, Vulture, 30 Mar. 2026
Longtime Univision news anchor Jorge Ramos and his daughter Paola Ramos — a journalist whose latest book interrogates the rise of the Latino far right — are moderating the conversation at Miami’s Adrienne Arsht Center.
—Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 12 Mar. 2026
Ian Cheney’s brisk but sprawling doc interrogates the origins of the dish, who invented it, how it got popularized, and the eponymous 19th-century military leader who may (or may not) have inspired it.
—Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Mar. 2026
When Deadline interrogates how Doctor Who can continue with millions of pounds less budget per episode, Salt again harks back to her early time in the post.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 23 Feb. 2026
Engage with art that interrogates identity and civic belonging.
—Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
While on a date, Tess inadvertently stumbles into one of Alex’s sets — which spikily interrogates why their romance fell apart.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for interrogates
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Luna asks what the customer is purchasing and creates a corresponding transaction on a nearby iPad equipped with a card payment system.—
David Ingram,
NBC news,
11 Apr. 2026
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Tickets are not required to pick daffodils at Shickasheen, but the farm asks that visitors bring their own scissors or pruners.—
Catherine Messier,
The Providence Journal,
11 Apr. 2026
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Their study examines the benefits and drawbacks of social and digital media use across the lifespan.—
Crista Marchesseault,
Hartford Courant,
4 Apr. 2026
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The musical, which examines in jumbled chronology the five-year relationship between novelist Jamie and actress Cathy, debuted in Chicago in 2001 and opened off Broadway the following year.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
4 Apr. 2026
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Both have begun advertising, and no one questions their ability to win at least 15% of the convention vote, the ticket to the primary.—
Kaitlin McCallum,
Hartford Courant,
3 Apr. 2026
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Love in the Time of Cholera questions the virtue of patience.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Apr. 2026
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“Interrogates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interrogates. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.
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