as in to interrogate
to officially ask (someone) about a job that has been done or about an experience
Police debriefed the hostages upon their return. The pilot was debriefed after his flight.
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Recent Examples of debrief
Chloe and Chioma are joined by Vogue’s style director, Leah Faye Cooper, and deputy editor, Taylor Antrim, to debrief about the 2025 Golden Globes.
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Joanna Solotaroff, Vogue, 6 Jan. 2025
The system has established multidisciplinary Workplace Violence Response Teams in all units—featuring representatives from hospital administration, public safety, human resources and risk management—to debrief violent events and deploy necessary support.
—Gord Magill, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
In our latest cover story, the cast of NBC’s upcoming Suits LA debriefs us about suiting up for their new legal drama set in the same world as the beloved USA series that so many found on Netflix last year.
—EW.com, 17 Dec. 2024
In March, after his diagnosis became more definitive, Turner fully debriefed his bride on the situation.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 11 Dec. 2024
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Joanna Solotaroff, Vogue, 6 Jan. 2025
The system has established multidisciplinary Workplace Violence Response Teams in all units—featuring representatives from hospital administration, public safety, human resources and risk management—to debrief violent events and deploy necessary support.
—Gord Magill, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
In our latest cover story, the cast of NBC’s upcoming Suits LA debriefs us about suiting up for their new legal drama set in the same world as the beloved USA series that so many found on Netflix last year.
—EW.com, 17 Dec. 2024
In March, after his diagnosis became more definitive, Turner fully debriefed his bride on the situation.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 11 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for debrief
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The Star-Telegram reported in January 1912 that immigration agent I. B. Lewis and police spent a Saturday interrogating north side immigrants.—
Richard J. Gonzales,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
1 Mar. 2025
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In the past two weeks, in town halls across the country, crowds have interrogated and booed Republican lawmakers for Trump and Musk’s budget cuts and the havoc that has come with them.—
Jay Caspian Kang,
The New Yorker,
28 Feb. 2025
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Disillusioned with subjective, surface-level modes of art-making, Gaines began to question his purpose.—
Meka Boyle,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Mar. 2025
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Offering those options has not been easy in the traditional era of distribution deals, but the rates of cord-cutting have made both programmers and operators more willing to question the usual assumptions.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
5 Mar. 2025
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Breast biopsy: Your provider may take a tissue sample to examine the cells under a microscope.—
Carrie Madormo, RN,
Health,
27 Feb. 2025
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According to a probable-cause affidavit obtained by NJ.com, troopers performing a load securement check asked to examine how the tractor-trailer’s doors were sealed.—
Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
27 Feb. 2025
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“Debrief.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/debrief. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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