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as in questioning
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as in investigation
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Recent Examples of interrogation
The cast also features Sam Worthington, Giovanni Ribisi, Michael Rooker and Jena Malone (and that only scratches the surface), who all play critical roles in this interrogation of the mythologized American West.
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Travis Bean, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
The key is balance: Ask enough to open the door to discovery without shutting it with too much interrogation.
—Chris Schembra, Rolling Stone, 10 Jan. 2025
Instead of facing her castmates’ inevitable interrogation, Huger is taking a different route: accountability.
—Shelby Stewart, Essence, 10 Jan. 2025
Later, he’s locked in an interrogation room and connected to lie detectors, being questioned by a character played by Krys Marshall, and nudged to lie about his feelings by another (Sarah Shahi) — who claims to have a message from Cal himself.
—Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 16 Jan. 2025
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Travis Bean, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
The key is balance: Ask enough to open the door to discovery without shutting it with too much interrogation.
—Chris Schembra, Rolling Stone, 10 Jan. 2025
Instead of facing her castmates’ inevitable interrogation, Huger is taking a different route: accountability.
—Shelby Stewart, Essence, 10 Jan. 2025
Later, he’s locked in an interrogation room and connected to lie detectors, being questioned by a character played by Krys Marshall, and nudged to lie about his feelings by another (Sarah Shahi) — who claims to have a message from Cal himself.
—Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 16 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for interrogation
Noun
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With Karen already dealing with looming legal troubles, the confrontation leaves her questioning who’s truly in her corner.—
Essence,
Essence,
31 Jan. 2025
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In a rare show of across-the-aisle cooperation, Sen. Bernie Sanders, a Vermont independent, followed up on Cassidy’s line of questioning.—
Stephen Groves,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Jan. 2025
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In Washington, Walberg’s inquiry comes as the U.S. Senate Commerce Committee, led by its new chairman Ted Cruz (R-Texas), is expected to hold a hearing in the near future about federal regulation for college athletes’ NIL deals.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
3 Feb. 2025
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This move is expected to streamline the refund process and reduce the workload of IRS personnel who previously handled a significant volume of refund inquiries manually.—
Quartz Intelligence Newsroom,
Quartz,
1 Feb. 2025
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Movies At Telluride, ‘Conclave’ pleases, even if other Oscar hopefuls aren’t ready for prime time Sept. 1, 2024 Early on, Callas parried these inquisitions with humor.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Nov. 2024
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Lost during last week’s inquisition into the Hail Mary and botched fullback dive was a careful examination of more macro issues the Bears are dealing with.—
Brad Biggs,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Nov. 2024
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According to the Chinese research institute CCID’s Consulting Advanced Manufacturing Research Center, there are some 80,000 robotics companies in that country alone.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
3 Feb. 2025
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However, reactions will vary between cases, and research is limited.—
Chelsea Rae Bourgeois, RDN,
Health,
3 Feb. 2025
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The former special counsel accused the two allies of Mr. Trump of attempting to interfere with the federal probe.—
Melissa Quinn,
CBS News,
29 Jan. 2025
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In addition to House Oversight, the bipartisan leadership of the Senate Finance Committee and federal regulators at the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) launched their own probes of PBMs—all finding that PBMs operate in ways that hurt patients.—
Joel Thayer,
Newsweek,
27 Jan. 2025
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Perhaps slightly more explicit and definitely more feminist, but thoroughly goofy in its exploration of the proclivities of the title characters.—
Esther Zuckerman,
IndieWire,
26 Jan. 2025
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However, robotic exploration of this region could determine whether the ocean was ever present — and if life could have existed within it.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN,
25 Jan. 2025
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According to a 2023 analysis by KFF, Medicaid provides a critical safety net to a significant swath of Americans.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
28 Jan. 2025
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Sign up for the Nuggets Insider to get all our NBA analysis.—
Bennett Durando,
The Denver Post,
28 Jan. 2025
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As media studies scholar Lana Swartz points out, creator tokens were originally intended for developers to crowdfund their startups.—
Maximilian Brichta,
The Conversation,
30 Jan. 2025
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The study found that adults who stay well-hydrated appear to be healthier, develop fewer chronic conditions and live longer.—
Michelle Marchante,
Miami Herald,
30 Jan. 2025
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“Interrogation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interrogation. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.
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