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as in asked
to put a question or questions to
quickly quizzed her about the assignment before heading off to class
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as in interrogated
to put a series of questions to
hated the way those relatives would quiz me about my partner and our living arrangements
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Recent Examples of quizzed
The 60 of us watched as the others were quizzed by Caproni on their familiarity with the backdrop of the case.
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Dan Adler, Vanity Fair, 27 Jan. 2026
Echoing concerns from their duck hunting constituents, lawmakers quizzed Schoenrock about a variety of topics.
—Bryan Hendricks, Arkansas Online, 25 Jan. 2026
The Kids Baking Championship co-hosts quizzed each other on Gen Z (and Gen Alpha) slang in a funny new Food Network video.
—Erin Clements, PEOPLE, 7 Jan. 2026
The attorney general used the same tactic when Durbin quizzed her about a July memo from her department announcing no new information had been found in its Epstein files.
—Emily Goodin, Miami Herald, 7 Oct. 2025
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
Dan Adler, Vanity Fair, 27 Jan. 2026
Echoing concerns from their duck hunting constituents, lawmakers quizzed Schoenrock about a variety of topics.
—Bryan Hendricks, Arkansas Online, 25 Jan. 2026
The Kids Baking Championship co-hosts quizzed each other on Gen Z (and Gen Alpha) slang in a funny new Food Network video.
—Erin Clements, PEOPLE, 7 Jan. 2026
The attorney general used the same tactic when Durbin quizzed her about a July memo from her department announcing no new information had been found in its Epstein files.
—Emily Goodin, Miami Herald, 7 Oct. 2025
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for quizzed
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Now, to check whether this method was trustworthy, the scientists asked the model to reconstruct past solar cycles.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
1 Feb. 2026
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Former President Bill Clinton also appeared in the files, including when Epstein was asked about him in a 2016 deposition.—
David Zimmermann,
The Washington Examiner,
31 Jan. 2026
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Once in Texas, he was kept in chains for 16 hours and interrogated about his refugee application before being released without documents from a detention center in Houston, the lawsuit said.—
Ray Sanchez,
CNN Money,
30 Jan. 2026
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In the wake of her murder -- and without forensic evidence or new leads -- hundreds of Black men were detained and interrogated, according to The Innocence Project.—
Deena Zaru,
ABC News,
22 Jan. 2026
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Prosecutors also heavily questioned Banfield's statements on Thursday, particularly in light of his romantic affair with Magalhães that began in the months before his wife's death and continued afterward.—
OLIVIA DIAZ THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
30 Jan. 2026
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An independent doctor was appointed to examine the defendant and return with a report after Ellis questioned whether Dao’s vegetative state was an act.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
29 Jan. 2026
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The researchers examined genetic markers linked to how the body processes sugar, then used a technique called Mendelian randomisation to compare disease rates in people who were genetically predisposed to higher blood glucose.—
Melissa Rudy,
FOXNews.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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At the 14 agencies that Science examined, PhD departures outnumbered new hires in 2025 by a ratio of 11 to one, resulting in a net loss of 4,224 STEM PhDs.—
Michael T. Nietzel,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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