cross-question

verb

Definition of cross-questionnext
as in to examine

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cross-question
  1. examine
  2. bombard
  3. interrogate
  4. besiege
  5. ask
Verb
  • For a year, The Times has investigated this divide around interrogations, examining methods as well as multiple cases involving false confessions.
    Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Nevertheless, these price charts are worth examining for any investor with funds allocated by sector.
    John Navin, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
Definition of examine
Verb
  • One anonymous parent told Fox News Digital about witnessing a child being bombarded with vulgar insults by pro-trans protesters after the meeting.
    Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 21 Dec. 2024
  • The ban gained momentum in the wake of widespread protests on college campuses against Israel after its forces started bombarding the Gaza Strip following the October 7, 2023, Hamas attack that killed about 1,200.
    Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of bombard
Verb
  • Now, lacking that mandate, there is a culture war within California law enforcement about how suspects should be interrogated.
    Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
  • At a time when the pandemic was prompting people to interrogate their relationships to their workplaces, the show had a fortuitous claim to the Zeitgeist.
    Rachel Syme, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of interrogate
Verb
  • Moreover, international law allows for besieging an enemy force, even if civilians are within the besieged area.
    Eugene Kontorovich, The Atlantic, 27 Nov. 2024
  • The wealthiest man in the world used his social media platform X to amplify the unrest, and GOP lawmakers were besieged with phone calls to their offices telling them to oppose the plan.
    Lisa Mascaro and Kevin Freking, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of besiege
Verb
  • Easy-peasy, just ask generative AI to tell you what Honest Abe accomplished.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2024
  • Kings Kings rally from two goals down before falling to Predators in overtime Dec. 21, 2024 Seconds before Byfield’s shot, Skinner asked the officials for a stoppage in play because of a problem with his mask.
    Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 29 Dec. 2024
Definition of ask
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