Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cross-question
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The researchers also examined more than 2,700 genomes of modern plague samples from Asia, Africa, and North and South America.—
Mindy Weisberger,
CNN Money,
3 June 2025 -
The researchers examined data from the U.S. Drug-Induced Liver Injury Network between 2004 and 2022.—
Stephanie Brown,
Verywell Health,
2 June 2025
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Following a Stanford football game, a rush of orders bombarded its delivery system causing massive delays, Xu told Y Combinator’s CEO Garry Tan in an interview this year.—
Samantha Subin,
CNBC,
31 May 2025
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In recent weeks, Ukraine’s allies have lifted a ban on Kyiv firing long-range missiles into Russia, after days of Russia bombarding the Ukrainian capital and other regions with massive aerial attacks and as the US grows increasingly frustrated with Putin over the lack of a peace deal.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
30 May 2025
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Bong, the country’s most beloved movie figure, and allies laid down the gauntlet with their public pressure campaign: the forces that had made the lives of public entertainers so perilous needed to be exposed and interrogated, and the human rights of artists urgently required greater protection.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
21 May 2025
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Scenes of Gustav and Rachel feeling their way through his script, interrogating the characters’ motivations in rehearsal, encourage audiences to pose the same questions about the surrounding film.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
21 May 2025
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San Francisco’s Animal Care and Control was besieged with calls about the dangerous encounters with the problematic Crissy Field animal.—
Heather Knight,
New York Times,
19 May 2025
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In its 18-month campaign in Gaza, Israel has stood out by carrying out an open campaign on hospitals, besieging and raiding them, some several times, as well as hitting multiple others in strikes while accusing Hamas of using them as cover for its fighters.—
Samy Magdy,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Apr. 2025
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The response from her daughter was electric, and people began to comment on the fun design and ask about her interest in ballet.—
Connie Etemadi,
USA Today,
28 May 2025
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Think about the vast difference between typing in keywords to get hyperlinks, and simply asking an intelligent entity a question.—
John Werner,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025
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“Cross-question.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cross-question. Accessed 7 Jun. 2025.
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