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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cross-examine
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Methodology note: Using Federal Election Commission data, Forbes examined all contributions over $10,000 to super PACs that spent over $1 million backing Trump in 2024.—
Kyle Khan-Mullins,
Forbes.com,
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In 2023, the Whitney Museum and Menil Collection organized the first Asawa exhibition to examine the primacy of drawings in her practice, influenced by the former Bauhaus teacher and artist Josef Albers at Black Mountain.—
Hilarie M. Sheets,
New York Times,
4 Apr. 2025
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She was detained by Italian police for questioning and interrogated for 53 hours over five days without legal counsel or an interpreter present.—
Lynsey Eidell,
People.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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While being interrogated, Christopher Eaves declined to answer questions from homicide detectives, police said.—
Jonathan Limehouse,
USA TODAY,
24 Mar. 2025
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From the time most of us begin school we are bombarded with instruction, directions, and rules.—
Amanda Miller Littlejohn,
Forbes.com,
29 Mar. 2025
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But not everyone is thrilled to be bombarded by ads and to have their data passively harvested.—
Adam Clark Estes,
Vox,
27 Mar. 2025
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“Cross-examine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cross-examine. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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