cross-question

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for cross-question
Verb
  • Their main goal was to examine an area of the river where a magnet fisherman had found an anchor.
    Rose Androwich, jsonline.com, 22 July 2025
  • Authorities recovered the bus itself on Saturday and will examine it as the investigation continues.
    Jillian Frankel, People.com, 21 July 2025
Verb
  • Despite the benefit to users, the technology might become a nuisance for businesses, especially if they’re bombarded with Google AI calls.
    Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 16 July 2025
  • Being bombarded with so much high-energy radiation does not bode well for HIP 67522 b.
    Stephanie Edwards, Discover Magazine, 2 July 2025
Verb
  • The baby boy was found dead in a garbage truck in Greenwich in 1986, and Phillips was initially a person of interest but never arrested or interrogated.
    Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 23 July 2025
  • After reading the questionnaires, the judge interrogated us.
    Denise Amos, Mercury News, 17 July 2025
Verb
  • Today, some 30,000 Druze and Christians are besieged—without water, electricity, food, or medicine.
    Nuri Kino, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 July 2025
  • Khader returned to Jenin briefly in December, smuggled in by friends while the camp was besieged by the Palestinian Authority’s security forces in coördination with the Israeli military, as part of a crackdown on armed fighters.
    M. Z. Adnan, New Yorker, 20 July 2025
Verb
  • The department published a serious note to its Facebook page early Monday after the Free Press asked about it.
    Frank Witsil, Freep.com, 14 July 2025
  • You’re asked to enroll your Wi-Fi smart thermostat in a bring-your-own-thermostat program.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 14 July 2025
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“Cross-question.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cross-question. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.

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