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as in asking
to put a question or questions to
quickly quizzed her about the assignment before heading off to class
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as in interrogating
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 quizzing
Though the biggest payoff came away from the drills — sitting down for dinner with top prospects, quizzing them in the classroom, getting to know them away from the field, talking to the people at those colleges who knew them best.
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Zack Rosenblatt, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2026
Senate Majority Leader John Thune’s been quizzing his members on which strategy to pursue, Republicans said.
—Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 12 Mar. 2026
At that meeting, the documents said, Merchant used a napkin and other objects to depict various assassination scenarios, quizzing Ali on how a target might be killed in each.
—Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 10 Mar. 2026
Every year since 2003, the umbrella organization for quizzing outfits around the globe has put on the granddaddy of knowledge competitions.
—Drew Goins, The Atlantic, 2 Feb. 2026
Jason is quizzing himself on the menu and doesn’t even know about the goat-cheese balls, which is not only the most popular dish on the menu but an important piece of Vanderpump Rules lore.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 21 Jan. 2026
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
Think of the senators quizzing Mark Zuckerberg on what Facebook is.
—Eliza Strickland, IEEE Spectrum, 13 June 2018
Zack Rosenblatt, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2026
Senate Majority Leader John Thune’s been quizzing his members on which strategy to pursue, Republicans said.
—Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 12 Mar. 2026
At that meeting, the documents said, Merchant used a napkin and other objects to depict various assassination scenarios, quizzing Ali on how a target might be killed in each.
—Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 10 Mar. 2026
Every year since 2003, the umbrella organization for quizzing outfits around the globe has put on the granddaddy of knowledge competitions.
—Drew Goins, The Atlantic, 2 Feb. 2026
Jason is quizzing himself on the menu and doesn’t even know about the goat-cheese balls, which is not only the most popular dish on the menu but an important piece of Vanderpump Rules lore.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 21 Jan. 2026
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
Think of the senators quizzing Mark Zuckerberg on what Facebook is.
—Eliza Strickland, IEEE Spectrum, 13 June 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for quizzing
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Others are asking what more can be done to prevent gun violence from claiming young lives.—
Zachary Bynum,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2026
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Instead of asking parents to constantly adjust settings, the platform builds age-appropriate experiences from the start.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
15 Apr. 2026
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Season 50 is honoring its past and legacy, actively interrogating it, dropping players from different eras into direct competition and letting the game itself reveal what has changed and what hasn’t.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
14 Apr. 2026
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Or gents or anyone else, though the Masters isn’t exactly a hotbed of bold, gender-interrogating fashion decisions.—
AJ Willingham,
AJC.com,
6 Apr. 2026
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The case has sparked outrage online and in the community, with many questioning the circumstances of the crash and calling for accountability.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
14 Apr. 2026
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Joseph was taken in on Monday for questioning in Cap-Haïtien, the capital of Haiti’s north region, and then held.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
14 Apr. 2026
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In 2019, the political scientists Katherine Levine Einstein, Maxwell Palmer, and David Glick published a study examining who attended such meetings in the Boston area.—
Idrees Kahloon,
The Atlantic,
13 Apr. 2026
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In addition to connecting with their characters that are written as creative artists, Bradford and Ramos are relating to what Berryman is examining about friendship.—
David L. Coddon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Apr. 2026
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“Quizzing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quizzing. Accessed 18 Apr. 2026.
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