interrogation

noun

Definition of interrogationnext
1
as in questioning

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as in investigation

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Recent Examples of interrogation Integrity is crucial, fostering trust and vulnerability among guests, with Witt prioritizing active listening over interrogation to allow genuine stories to unfold. — Doug Melville, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026 Turn the page Bell appearance before the Board of Governors on Wednesday bore little resemblance to the three-hour interrogation Santa Ono endured a year earlier. — Garrett Shanley, Miami Herald, 1 July 2026 In 1536, after 16 months in prison and interrogation by the Catholic Inquisition, he was executed for heresy in what is now Belgium. — Michael Bruening, The Conversation, 30 June 2026 The conversations aren't meant to be delivered like an interrogation on the first date. — Sabrina Romanoff, CNBC, 29 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for interrogation
Recent Examples of Synonyms for interrogation
  1. questioning
  2. investigation
  3. inquiry
  4. inquisition
  5. prying
  6. research
  7. probe
  8. exploration
Noun
  • Paul focused his questioning on Fauci's personal journal entries between December 2019 and December 2022, as well as the origins of COVID-19, but Fauci declined to answer the questions.
    — Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 29 July 2026
  • The old sales playbook of persuasion and product knowledge is being replaced with one that focuses on data literacy, diagnostic questioning and leveraging digital tools to provide value before the pitch.
    — Cuong Nguyen Cao, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
Definition of questioning
Noun
  • The federal agency closed its civil rights investigation in January 2025, days before President Joe Biden left office.
    — Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 30 July 2026
  • An investigation linked the tire jack to a vehicle driven by Dustin Kendall, 37, of New London, police said.
    — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 30 July 2026
Definition of investigation
Noun
  • Kansas City and Independence’s health departments have not responded to inquiries as of Wednesday.
    — Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 29 July 2026
  • Each year, the department faces lawsuits cataloging records inquiries that the LAPD failed to respond to by the 10-day or 24-day deadline.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026
Definition of inquiry
Noun
  • Defeat on penalties to Bosnia and Herzegovina in their play-off bracket’s final in March led to an inquisition.
    — James Horncastle, New York Times, 28 July 2026
  • Already, SpaceX is facing an inquisition in the court of public opinion.
    — Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 24 June 2026
Definition of inquisition
Noun
  • Part of the Democratic disagreement comes from just how much attention to pay to media outlets’ prying, versus the power of the message.
    — Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 15 July 2026
  • The bathroom is encased with polycarbonate walls to let in light but keep out prying eyes.
    — Clio Chang, Curbed, 30 June 2026
Definition of prying
Noun
  • Her research explores questions about the nature of the self, decision-making, temporal experience, philosophical methodology, causation, causal experience, time and time’s arrow, perception, mereology, constitution, and essence.
    — Big Think, Big Think, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Do not let perfection delay movement or turn research into a hiding place.
    — Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of research
Noun
  • City councilors also pushed forward a probe to examine Boston Police Department staffing, retirements, forced overtime, recruitment strategies and more in April.
    — Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 27 July 2026
  • The groundwork laid by the rovers and other Mars orbiters, landers and probes could someday help humanity take its first steps on another planet.
    — Brett Tingley, Space.com, 27 July 2026
Definition of probe
Noun
  • The goal of the expedition is to raise money and awareness for his nonprofit, which is dedicated to Arctic climate research, marine science and exploration.
    — Meredith Wilshere, PEOPLE, 26 July 2026
  • That’s on top of his regular exploration of galleries in New York, where the 25-year-old ICU nurse lives and studies.
    — Mureji Fatunde-Iloeje, ArsTechnica, 25 July 2026
Definition of exploration

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