as in questioning
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as in asking
to put a question or questions to
interrogated him about where he'd gone the night before
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as in examining
to put a series of questions to
police interrogated the murder suspect for hours on end
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Recent Examples of interrogating
Emma Specter, Vogue, 23 Jan. 2026
Jones was especially struck by reports of ICE detaining and interrogating children on their way to and from school.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 22 Jan. 2026
During one setup, Carnahan spent nearly 40 minutes talking through a scene with Damon and Yeun before cameras rolled, interrogating what actually needed to be said.
—Jp Mangalindan, Time, 16 Jan. 2026
Talented executives too often accept CEO roles without fully interrogating whether the context—not just the title—sets them up to succeed, leading to costly failures for both leaders and organizations.
—Jason Baumgarten, Harvard Business Review, 12 Jan. 2026
This month, 11 alleged TdA members were indicted in New Mexico, accused of kidnapping, brutally interrogating and strangling to death a man in Albuquerque and burying his body in a remote desert grave, The Center Square reported.
—Center Square, The Washington Examiner, 5 Jan. 2026
She’s used to getting asked about it, but is still interested in interrogating the outsized interest.
—Emily Kelleher, InStyle, 29 Dec. 2025
The entire Bravo project is displaying-while-interrogating the self-image of rich women.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2025
Li reflects on the losses of her sons James and Vincent to suicide, interrogating life’s biggest questions without promising any answers.
—Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 12 Dec. 2025
Verb
Obsessed with this Russian Jewish queen interrogating Robby about his single status.
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 23 Jan. 2026
Jones was especially struck by reports of ICE detaining and interrogating children on their way to and from school.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 22 Jan. 2026
During one setup, Carnahan spent nearly 40 minutes talking through a scene with Damon and Yeun before cameras rolled, interrogating what actually needed to be said.
—Jp Mangalindan, Time, 16 Jan. 2026
Talented executives too often accept CEO roles without fully interrogating whether the context—not just the title—sets them up to succeed, leading to costly failures for both leaders and organizations.
—Jason Baumgarten, Harvard Business Review, 12 Jan. 2026
This month, 11 alleged TdA members were indicted in New Mexico, accused of kidnapping, brutally interrogating and strangling to death a man in Albuquerque and burying his body in a remote desert grave, The Center Square reported.
—Center Square, The Washington Examiner, 5 Jan. 2026
She’s used to getting asked about it, but is still interested in interrogating the outsized interest.
—Emily Kelleher, InStyle, 29 Dec. 2025
The entire Bravo project is displaying-while-interrogating the self-image of rich women.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2025
Li reflects on the losses of her sons James and Vincent to suicide, interrogating life’s biggest questions without promising any answers.
—Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 12 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for interrogating
Noun
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Hanna’s on-camera questioning brings out candid and telling responses from her fellow artists.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
26 Jan. 2026
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The Washington Examiner previously reported that Grassley was haggling with the administration over a date for testimony and that the length of questioning had become a sticking point.—
David Sivak,
The Washington Examiner,
26 Jan. 2026
Verb
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This lets users keep their main work open while asking Gemini to summarize content, compare products, or organize information from multiple sites at the same time.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Jan. 2026
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In 2013, David Kidd and Emanuele Castano shifted the research goal posts by asking if reading literary fiction (as opposed to non-fiction, popular fiction, or no reading) correlated with higher scores on what’s known as theory of mind.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The study was helmed by a group of German scientists examining the effects of ocean acidity.—
Justin Klawans,
TheWeek,
26 Jan. 2026
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Future studies will focus on improving the model, testing the system in larger groups and examining how real-time physiological data can inform care outside the clinic.—
Mayo Clinic News Network,
Boston Herald,
25 Jan. 2026
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Namely, the interrogation of tailoring, playing with transitional turning points that makes for outsize shapes and subversive silhouettes.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
28 Jan. 2026
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In quasi-noir mode, the action cuts back repeatedly to Elliot in rough shape in a police interrogation room, being questioned by two detectives (Margaret Cho and Johnny Knoxville, relishing the chance to shove aside their anticonventional reputations and play stern authority figures).—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Jason is quizzing himself on the menu and doesn’t even know about the goat-cheese balls, which is not only the most popular dish on the menu but an important piece of Vanderpump Rules lore.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
21 Jan. 2026
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It was designed for European nights, not for two or three local scribes quizzing yet another manager.—
Rob Tanner,
New York Times,
10 Nov. 2025
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“Interrogating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interrogating. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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