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as in asked
to put a question or questions to
interrogated him about where he'd gone the night before
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as in examined
to put a series of questions to
police interrogated the murder suspect for hours on end
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Recent Examples of interrogated
All five were interrogated for hours by detectives and ultimately implicated themselves.
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Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
Soldiers rushed in and seized his computers, interrogated his family, and arrested him.
—Daniel Darling, National Review, 22 Dec. 2024
In the wake of the shooting, police had pulled Palacios, then 15, out of bed and interrogated him for hours.
—Connor Sheets, Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2024
The report identified cases of unconstitutional arrests, including an incident where officers transported the mother of a shooting victim to a police station and interrogated her while her daughter, who was struck by a stray bullet, was rushed to the hospital.
—Landon Mion, Fox News, 16 Dec. 2024
An apparent fan of food writer Michael Pollan, Mangione shared content that interrogated the consumption of alcohol, psychedelic drugs and even coffee.
—Tom Winter, NBC News, 10 Dec. 2024
Being interrogated by Shire cultivated their mother-daughter dynamic on set, Walter says.
—Andrés Buenahora, Variety, 5 Dec. 2024
He was placed under surveillance, interrogated without a lawyer and accused of providing state secrets to the FBI.
—Matthew Lee, Fortune, 28 Nov. 2024
The book opens with the maid being interrogated by the police, and the rest of the story is sort of her confession to them.
—The New Yorker, 27 Nov. 2024
Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
Soldiers rushed in and seized his computers, interrogated his family, and arrested him.
—Daniel Darling, National Review, 22 Dec. 2024
In the wake of the shooting, police had pulled Palacios, then 15, out of bed and interrogated him for hours.
—Connor Sheets, Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2024
The report identified cases of unconstitutional arrests, including an incident where officers transported the mother of a shooting victim to a police station and interrogated her while her daughter, who was struck by a stray bullet, was rushed to the hospital.
—Landon Mion, Fox News, 16 Dec. 2024
An apparent fan of food writer Michael Pollan, Mangione shared content that interrogated the consumption of alcohol, psychedelic drugs and even coffee.
—Tom Winter, NBC News, 10 Dec. 2024
Being interrogated by Shire cultivated their mother-daughter dynamic on set, Walter says.
—Andrés Buenahora, Variety, 5 Dec. 2024
He was placed under surveillance, interrogated without a lawyer and accused of providing state secrets to the FBI.
—Matthew Lee, Fortune, 28 Nov. 2024
The book opens with the maid being interrogated by the police, and the rest of the story is sort of her confession to them.
—The New Yorker, 27 Nov. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for interrogated
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Those with information about Doan are asked to contact Chief Investigator Maria Stewart at 513-946-8700.Erin Couch, The Enquirer, 24 Dec. 2024
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The victims were asked to provide bail money in cash so their relative could be released immediately, according to federal authorities.Staff report, Hartford Courant, 24 Dec. 2024
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Investigators examined the cell phone and found multiple text messages, but the information could not lead them to the suspect who tossed the firearm.Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 24 Dec. 2024
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The judges should not block the program, which has been studied and reviewed and examined and evaluated.New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 23 Dec. 2024
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Comer questioned O’Malley’s motives and how the move would serve the public.Racquel Bazos, Baltimore Sun, 23 Dec. 2024
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The billionaire media mogul and filmmaker is pushing back against those who have questioned his lack of a writers room.Anika Reed, USA TODAY, 23 Dec. 2024
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