as in investigation
a systematic search for the truth or facts about something
there's no need to conduct an inquisition about so trivial a matter
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Recent Examples of inquisition
Today, Ignatius dominates his thoughts for different reasons; he was imprisoned three times by the Spanish inquisition for raising spiritual questions in public.
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Eric Cortellessa, TIME, 25 June 2024
While debate swells over this intense and divisive issue of Palestine and Israel and people demonstrate, Foxx continues this misguided inquisition.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 8 May 2024
There are no signs that the Republicans learned a thing from their 3½ -hour inquisition.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2024
What are all the rhymes that could possibly have to do with a crime or inquisition?
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 3 June 2024
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Eric Cortellessa, TIME, 25 June 2024
While debate swells over this intense and divisive issue of Palestine and Israel and people demonstrate, Foxx continues this misguided inquisition.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 8 May 2024
There are no signs that the Republicans learned a thing from their 3½ -hour inquisition.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2024
What are all the rhymes that could possibly have to do with a crime or inquisition?
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 3 June 2024
See All Example Sentences for inquisition
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inquisition
Noun
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Despite public pressure, including from the families of the roughly 1,200 people killed in the Oct. 7 attack and the 251 taken as hostages into Gaza, Netanyahu has resisted calls for a commission of inquiry.—
MOHAMMAD JAHJOUH, WAFAA SHURAFA, NATALIE MELZER AND TIA GOLDENBERG THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
arkansasonline.com,
28 Feb. 2025
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Netanyahu has resisted forming a commission of inquiry.—
Kat Lonsdorf,
NPR,
28 Feb. 2025
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The study, published in the journal BDJ Open, helped test CT as a method for future examinations, Betilsson explained.—
Mark Joseph,
Newsweek,
24 Feb. 2025
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Though Hamas had long claimed that Shiri and the children died in an Israeli air strike, an Israeli forensic examination showed that the children were murdered with the bare hands of their captors and then mutilated in an attempt to blame Israelis for their deaths.—
The Editors,
National Review,
24 Feb. 2025
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He’s backed by men in black in an exploration of desire and its absence.—
The New Yorker,
The New Yorker,
21 Feb. 2025
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The three-part series follows the brave scientists pushing the boundaries of exploration and human endeavour in Earth’s coldest corners to understand the changes of ice and what this means for our planet’s future.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
21 Feb. 2025
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The neighbors — a group of computer savants and vegan activists committed to the study of human cognition, most of them trans women — moved box trucks on his land.—
Jessica Garrison,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Feb. 2025
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According to a McKinsey study, high performers are 400% more productive than average employees.—
Caroline Castrillon,
Forbes,
23 Feb. 2025
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The new civil fraud probe's looking at UnitedHealth's practices for recording diagnoses that trigger extra payments to its Medicare Advantage plans, including at physician groups the insurance giant owns, the WSJ said.—
Medora Lee,
USA TODAY,
22 Feb. 2025
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Reports about the probe came two days after CNBC first reported that UnitedHealthcare is offering buyouts to employees and could pursue layoffs if resignation quotas aren’t met.—
Annika Kim Constantino,
CNBC,
21 Feb. 2025
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“Inquisition.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inquisition. Accessed 6 Mar. 2025.
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