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as in asked
to put a question or questions to
quickly quizzed her about the assignment before heading off to class
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as in interrogated
to put a series of questions to
hated the way those relatives would quiz me about my partner and our living arrangements
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Recent Examples of quizzed
My son has spent his entire life in and out of clinics, where audiologists have gently poked at his tiny ears and quizzed him on his hearing range.
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Hannah Silverman, Parents, 5 Feb. 2026
Hopefuls were quizzed on their visions for the company and views on such topics as teamwork and corporate culture.
—Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2026
Last fall, Iger reportedly quizzed Netflix Co-CEO Ted Sarandos about the effectiveness of Netflix’s co-CEO structure, raising speculation that Disney was mulling a similar setup with D’Amaro and Walden.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 3 Feb. 2026
The 60 of us watched as the others were quizzed by Caproni on their familiarity with the backdrop of the case.
—Dan Adler, Vanity Fair, 27 Jan. 2026
Echoing concerns from their duck hunting constituents, lawmakers quizzed Schoenrock about a variety of topics.
—Bryan Hendricks, Arkansas Online, 25 Jan. 2026
The Kids Baking Championship co-hosts quizzed each other on Gen Z (and Gen Alpha) slang in a funny new Food Network video.
—Erin Clements, PEOPLE, 7 Jan. 2026
The attorney general used the same tactic when Durbin quizzed her about a July memo from her department announcing no new information had been found in its Epstein files.
—Emily Goodin, Miami Herald, 7 Oct. 2025
Egan quizzed the custodian on the relationship.
—Dan Kelly, Kansas City Star, 21 Sep. 2025
Hannah Silverman, Parents, 5 Feb. 2026
Hopefuls were quizzed on their visions for the company and views on such topics as teamwork and corporate culture.
—Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2026
Last fall, Iger reportedly quizzed Netflix Co-CEO Ted Sarandos about the effectiveness of Netflix’s co-CEO structure, raising speculation that Disney was mulling a similar setup with D’Amaro and Walden.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 3 Feb. 2026
The 60 of us watched as the others were quizzed by Caproni on their familiarity with the backdrop of the case.
—Dan Adler, Vanity Fair, 27 Jan. 2026
Echoing concerns from their duck hunting constituents, lawmakers quizzed Schoenrock about a variety of topics.
—Bryan Hendricks, Arkansas Online, 25 Jan. 2026
The Kids Baking Championship co-hosts quizzed each other on Gen Z (and Gen Alpha) slang in a funny new Food Network video.
—Erin Clements, PEOPLE, 7 Jan. 2026
The attorney general used the same tactic when Durbin quizzed her about a July memo from her department announcing no new information had been found in its Epstein files.
—Emily Goodin, Miami Herald, 7 Oct. 2025
Egan quizzed the custodian on the relationship.
—Dan Kelly, Kansas City Star, 21 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for quizzed
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Attending the Berlin Film Festival for new movie Rosebush Pruning, actor Callum Turner was asked by a journalist at the film’s press conference about online speculation linking him to the James Bond role.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
14 Feb. 2026
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Atwood had done what Mary had asked and poured everything into her daughter.—
Peter Warren,
Houston Chronicle,
14 Feb. 2026
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And yet word of the clinic’s existence soon reached security officers, who vandalized it and interrogated the doctor who ran it.—
Cora Engelbrecht,
New Yorker,
11 Feb. 2026
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Classmates applying for jobs that year and the next were interrogated about their commitments to Israel.—
Rabbi Jill Jacobs,
Sun Sentinel,
10 Feb. 2026
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Hypnotists questioned the children who were with Shannon that afternoon.—
Kristine Phillips,
IndyStar,
5 Feb. 2026
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While Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos told lawmakers on the record the streamer is about a 45-day exclusive theatrical window for movies, many rival studio sources have questioned the streaming boss’ intent.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
5 Feb. 2026
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Our quantitative analysis examined millions of records from 2015 to 2022.—
Gidon Jakar,
The Conversation,
5 Feb. 2026
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In the study, researchers examined health records from more than 800 people with an average age of 56 in five countries with moderate to severe aortic regurgitation.—
Helen Carefoot,
Flow Space,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Quizzed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quizzed. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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