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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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This year, the Pinta Pride Project has assembled more than 800 letter writers from across the country to send out cards, letters and drawings to members of the community who have asked to be included.—
Hilary Shenfeld,
People.com,
24 Dec. 2024
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Effectively, more is asked of players in these full-back positions in each game.—
Geoff Scott,
The Athletic,
24 Dec. 2024
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In Florida, residents can be involuntarily examined.—
Carol Marbin Miller,
Miami Herald,
8 Jan. 2025
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Obviously, some of the old ways of policing definitely need to be examined more.—
Lynette Rice,
Deadline,
7 Jan. 2025
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His worth as a franchise QB has been questioned since the Cardinals took him with the first pick of the 2019 draft.—
Matt Barrows,
The Athletic,
5 Jan. 2025
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Arrest warrant questioned Many law experts question the validity of the warrant, which specified that certain key provisions of South Korea's Criminal Procedure Act should be excluded, which meant the police could search the military and government-classified presidential residence.—
Joohee Cho,
ABC News,
5 Jan. 2025
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