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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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2
as in examining
to put a series of questions to
police interrogated the murder suspect for hours on end
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as in questioning
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Recent Examples of interrogating
Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
But the documentary jumps quickly between these stories without interrogating any of them in close detail.
—Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
The local police — who were contacted by Licari’s and McKenny’s parents — began interrogating their fellow schoolmates, as well as McKenny’s cousin, up-ending their lives.
—Addie Morfoot, Variety, 2 Sep. 2025
They're barred from making disparaging remarks verbally or in writing and are prohibited from interrogating the children about what occurs with the other parent.
—Carson Blackwelder, People.com, 26 Aug. 2025
The incident, captured on video and posted by ILTV Israel News, shows the activist shouting accusations and interrogating the man and his friends in an increasingly heated exchange.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Noun
While occasional jealousy is natural, constant suspicion, interrogating whereabouts or pressuring the other person for explanations signals deeper trust issues.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
But the documentary jumps quickly between these stories without interrogating any of them in close detail.
—Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
The local police — who were contacted by Licari’s and McKenny’s parents — began interrogating their fellow schoolmates, as well as McKenny’s cousin, up-ending their lives.
—Addie Morfoot, Variety, 2 Sep. 2025
They're barred from making disparaging remarks verbally or in writing and are prohibited from interrogating the children about what occurs with the other parent.
—Carson Blackwelder, People.com, 26 Aug. 2025
The incident, captured on video and posted by ILTV Israel News, shows the activist shouting accusations and interrogating the man and his friends in an increasingly heated exchange.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for interrogating
Verb
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Police are asking residents to call 305-474-6473 to report sightings of stray or aggressive dogs.—
Devoun Cetoute,
Miami Herald,
10 Sep. 2025
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Designing Good User Interview Questions The art of great user interviews comes from asking questions that prompt authentic stories, not just the users' opinions.—
Alexander Jabbour,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
Verb
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For those feeling especially upset over this video, Anderson recommends examining those feelings and channeling them in healthy, productive ways.—
Charles Trepany,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025
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To find an exoplanet, the most successful methods have leveraged examining the light from a star that might house them.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Earlier that day, speaking with Hugo in the crew mess, Jess acknowledged that her reaction to Solène’s questioning of Kerry about the Solène embargo was outsize.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
9 Sep. 2025
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Asking Better Questions Is An Innovation Mindset The first key to using questions to innovate is developing a questioning mindset.—
David Henkin,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The study — NewsGuard tested 10 leading AI models, quizzing each of them about 10 narratives spreading online linked to current events that the company had determined to be false.—
Billy Perrigo,
Time,
10 Sep. 2025
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Think of the senators quizzing Mark Zuckerberg on what Facebook is.—
Eliza Strickland,
IEEE Spectrum,
13 June 2018
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Winner's story has been told in a 2021 documentary Reality Winner, the 2023 film Reality, and in the play Is This A Room, in which actors reenacted the transcript of the FBI interrogation of her.—
Terry Gross,
NPR,
11 Sep. 2025
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One person was released and charged with obstruction by university police, and a second person was released after interrogation by law enforcement, according to the statement.—
Lauren De Young,
AZCentral.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Interrogating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interrogating. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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