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as in questioning
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as in investigation
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Recent Examples of interrogation
Last year, the department paid out nearly $1 million to settle with a man who said that, over the course of a 17-hour interrogation, officers coerced him into confessing to a murder that never took place.
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Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2025
The comments on Kobayashi’s posts are still publicly accessible, though some social media users have turned them into something more closely resembling an interrogation room.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 20 May 2025
The explosions knocked both Hondo and Rykov to the ground and barricaded them in the interrogation room.
—Esther Kang, People.com, 17 May 2025
What happens to Rykov? After an attack on a CIA convoy, Hondo brings Rykov back to a SWAT interrogation room.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 17 May 2025
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Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2025
The comments on Kobayashi’s posts are still publicly accessible, though some social media users have turned them into something more closely resembling an interrogation room.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 20 May 2025
The explosions knocked both Hondo and Rykov to the ground and barricaded them in the interrogation room.
—Esther Kang, People.com, 17 May 2025
What happens to Rykov? After an attack on a CIA convoy, Hondo brings Rykov back to a SWAT interrogation room.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 17 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for interrogation
Recent Examples of Synonyms for interrogation
Noun
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After Mann returned to the stand, Aidala’s line of questioning took an odd turn.—
Alexandra Del Rosario,
Los Angeles Times,
11 June 2025
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What’s next Tomorrow: Jane is expected to return to the stand for more questioning from prosecutors.—
Erik Ortiz,
NBC news,
5 June 2025
Noun
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We’re taught to prioritize action over inquiry, compliance over curiosity.—
Hunter McMahon,
Forbes.com,
4 June 2025
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Newsweek reached out to Marriott International and the woman's attorney for comment via email outside of regular office hours on Tuesday, as well as to Clearview Building Services, LLC, via an online inquiry form.—
James Bickerton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 June 2025
Noun
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Biden's physical and mental decline in office and its cover up by those around him is a legitimate scandal worthy of inquisition.—
Carlo Versano,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 May 2025
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This eccentric novel—by turns a workplace comedy, a philosophical inquisition, and a smorgasbord of bodily horror—is given life by Larraquy’s electric prose and by the merciless passions of his characters.—
The Atlantic,
The Atlantic,
15 May 2025
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The research evidence for these is of low quality or conflicting.—
Cathy Nelson,
Verywell Health,
3 June 2025
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The research team includes Della Corte, Tyler Bosler, Cole McClure, Anette E. Buyken, James D LeCheminant, Lukas Schwingshackl and Dennis Della Corte.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
3 June 2025
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The probe was delayed from 2022, and headed for the asteroid Psyche, using a Mars-gravity assist and not arriving until August 2029.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
7 June 2025
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The probe follows reports that Hegseth shared details of military operations in private Signal chats, including one involving his wife and brother, and another that mistakenly included The Atlantic's editor-in-chief.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 June 2025
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The billionaire's federal contracts range in research development, space exploration, utility and defense, particularly as space becomes more and more militarized.—
Mandy Taheri,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 June 2025
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Another feature that caught our eye (and our tester's baby) is the amount of sensory exploration this center provides.—
Cameron LeBlanc,
Parents,
5 June 2025
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In Gilbert’s hands, reappraising the decade from a feminist perspective is more an exercise in cataloguing than in analysis: the ideology of the era is not subtle, and its narratives don’t need decoding.—
Dayna Tortorici,
New Yorker,
9 June 2025
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Yet a new 2025 UCLA analysis of 20,000 working adults finds that self-employment, especially for women, is linked to significantly lower rates of obesity, inactivity, and poor sleep, three of the biggest drivers of heart trouble.—
Caroline Castrillon,
Forbes.com,
8 June 2025
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Some powders contain aspartame or acesulfame potassium (also known as acesulfame K), which, one 2022 study suggested, may be linked to a greater cancer risk (although other studies have not found this).—
MISAKI KAWATSU,
Vogue,
10 June 2025
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For example, the UK’s mattress trade association reacted to the study by issuing guidance for its members.—
Arlene Blum,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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“Interrogation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interrogation. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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