as in questioning
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1
as in asking
to put a question or questions to
interrogated him about where he'd gone the night before
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2
as in examining
to put a series of questions to
police interrogated the murder suspect for hours on end
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for interrogating
Noun
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Organizations must actively foster environments where questioning is encouraged, exploration is rewarded, and learning is continuous.—
Dr. Diane Hamilton,
Forbes,
8 Mar. 2025 -
That odd exchange was followed by sharp questioning from Council Member Lincoln Restler over Holmes’ broader record and the contents of a Daily News article published Friday about the large-scale turnover throughout the agency and several hiring decisions.—
Chris Sommerfeldt,
New York Daily News,
7 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The key to staying relevant is to start asking questions and preparing for the future now.—
Nirmal Chhabria,
Forbes,
27 Dec. 2024
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Consider routinely walking up to your staff’s desks and openly asking if there is anything your team could do better.—
Phillimon Zongo,
Forbes,
27 Dec. 2024
Verb
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The authors came by their number after examining scientific papers about human feats of speed, then applying methods from the field of information theory to calculate how quickly the brain processes thoughts in these situations.—
Shi En Kim,
Smithsonian Magazine,
31 Dec. 2024
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Investigators are examining bird strikes, whether any of the aircraft's control systems were disabled, and the apparent rush by the pilots to attempt a landing soon after declaring an emergency as possible factors in the crash, fire and transportation officials have said.—
Ju-min Park and Hongji Kim,
USA TODAY,
31 Dec. 2024
Noun
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The genre of true crime comes in for interrogation in both Predators, from director David Osit, and Zodiac Killer Project, directed by Charlie Shackleton.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
26 Feb. 2025
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Former President Barack Obama, for example, ended the C.I.A. interrogation program started under former President George W. Bush but did not fire the officers accused of torturing Al Qaeda prisoners.—
Seamus Hughes,
New York Times,
20 Feb. 2025
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“Interrogating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interrogating. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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