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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
All of the participants are new-vehicle owners, and they're quizzed at 90 days of ownership.
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Jamie L. Lareau, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2025
When quizzed on her role in Harry Potter, however, Thompson was less interested in her analyzing performance.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 9 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
Jamie L. Lareau, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2025
When quizzed on her role in Harry Potter, however, Thompson was less interested in her analyzing performance.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 9 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
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Jones had no comment when asked about his exchange with Tranquill, instead focusing on the bigger picture.—
Pete Sweeney,
Kansas City Star,
6 Sep. 2025
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Before receiving his sentence, Johnson asked the judge to view his actions from the perspective of a father.—
Miguel Torres,
AZCentral.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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Since the initial petition for a union vote in January, workers have filed at least five unfair labor practice charges against BlueOval SK claiming the company interrogated, surveilled and discharged workers unfairly.—
Olivia Evans,
The Courier-Journal,
29 Aug. 2025
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In 2020, state security officers strip-searched and handcuffed Jiménez Enoa, interrogated him for five hours, and threatened him and his family over his writings about life in Cuba in his monthly Washington Post column.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Aug. 2025
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Speaking on condition of anonymity, the worker described the mounting panic as agents surrounded the building and gathered up to 70 workers – many from Guatemala and Nicaragua – into the lunchroom, where the entire workforce was questioned.—
Hanna Park,
CNN Money,
6 Sep. 2025
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The establishment is also not too far from an Immigration and Customs Enforcement checkpoint, where officers questioned drivers about their legal status.—
David Zimmermann,
The Washington Examiner,
6 Sep. 2025
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In the new study, researchers examined bone marrow stem cells donated by patients undergoing hip replacement surgery.—
Jacopo Prisco,
CNN Money,
5 Sep. 2025
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Insurance is becoming more expensive with fewer options A 2025 report from the Treasury Department examined insurance data trends from 330 insurers, covering more than 246 million homeowners insurance policies across the country from 2018 to 2022.—
Kyle Reiman,
ABC News,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Quizzed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quizzed. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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