quizzed

past tense of quiz

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of quizzed The exec was later quizzed why HBO Max Spain had not yet leaned into any of its more successful docs or doc series and expanded them. Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2025 Egan quizzed the custodian on the relationship. Dan Kelly, Kansas City Star, 21 Sep. 2025 All of the participants are new-vehicle owners, and they're quizzed at 90 days of ownership. Jamie L. Lareau, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2025 The new show sequestered contestants for 90 days in upstate New York and quizzed them on whether news headlines were real or fake. Sydney Topf, The Washington Examiner, 8 Aug. 2025 The actors quizzed each other in a Vanity Fair game posted on YouTube. Sabrina Weiss, People.com, 5 Aug. 2025 Hassan quizzed Kennedy on what Medicare Part A, B and C cover. Joseph Choi, The Hill, 30 Jan. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for quizzed
Verb
  • Then one day, the teacher asked if anyone knew about the Holocaust.
    Romina Ruiz-Goiriena, USA Today, 4 Oct. 2025
  • Anyone with information is asked to contact Chief Investigator Maria Stewart at 513-946-8700.
    Gillian Stawiszynski, Cincinnati Enquirer, 4 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • In some cases, they were held for as long as 20 hours in a room at MIA, where they were interrogated by customs agents about their business dealings and wealth, and asked about other prominent members of Haiti’s economic elite.
    Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Sonia, Sunny, and their kin — people who can afford to vacation in Europe, though only after being humiliatingly interrogated to get a visa — are case studies in uneven privilege.
    Sanjena Sathian, Vulture, 23 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The judge also questioned the authenticity of Combs’ claims of reform, pointing to his assault of Jane in June 2024.
    Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2025
  • The proposition stems from a legal challenge that questioned Mayor Kevin Hartke’s and two predecessors’ mayoral terms.
    Maritza Dominguez, AZCentral.com, 4 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Fortunately for San Francisco, it was reported during the game's broadcast that Winters had been examined in the locker room and then returned to the field.
    Robert Marvi, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
  • The congressional investigation has also examined allegations of information suppression between intelligence agencies and between the executive branch and Congress.
    Nora Gamez Torres, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2025

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“Quizzed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quizzed. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.

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