1
as in to ask
to put a question or questions to
interrogated him about where he'd gone the night before
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as in to examine
to put a series of questions to
police interrogated the murder suspect for hours on end
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Recent Examples of interrogate
It was generally considered antipatriotic and morbid to interrogate the official account.
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Kaitlyn Tiffany,
The Atlantic,
20 June 2026
Griffin pushes Citadel to interrogate its methods and break industry precedent.
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Gary Sernovitz,
New Yorker,
15 June 2026
This isn’t See’s first time digging through archives to interrogate the truth of the place where her great-grandparents Fong See and Letticie Pruett settled in 1897.
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Emily St. Martin,
Los Angeles Times,
11 June 2026
The scene moves inside the shadowy building, where Nero and Rocco interrogate a fellow feline about missing tuna.
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Jordan Moreau,
Variety,
11 June 2026
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Kaitlyn Tiffany,
The Atlantic,
20 June 2026
Griffin pushes Citadel to interrogate its methods and break industry precedent.
—
Gary Sernovitz,
New Yorker,
15 June 2026
This isn’t See’s first time digging through archives to interrogate the truth of the place where her great-grandparents Fong See and Letticie Pruett settled in 1897.
—
Emily St. Martin,
Los Angeles Times,
11 June 2026
The scene moves inside the shadowy building, where Nero and Rocco interrogate a fellow feline about missing tuna.
—
Jordan Moreau,
Variety,
11 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for interrogate
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Denver’s brass was asked about those comments on Wednesday, and Wallace responded by sharing some thoughts on the team’s internal and external goals.
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The firms asked the judge to dismiss the case Wednesday, arguing Uber had failed to prove fraud.
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Link to earlier discovery The new findings come less than a year after Perseverance examined a rock called Cheyava Falls, which scientists described as one of the most intriguing samples collected on Mars.
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Take a couple of minutes to examine one testicle at a time.
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Photos of Haaland on the tarmac posted to social media were riddled with homophobia and comments questioning the striker’s masculinity.
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Maps published by the Israeli government show the pilot zones encompassing the villages of Froun, Zawtar al-Gharbiyeh and Ghandouriyeh, but commentators question their value, noting Israel does not have a significant presence in those villages.
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“Interrogate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interrogate. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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