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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2
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
Police recovered the weapon and planned to interrogate the suspect as the investigation continued.
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Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 22 Feb. 2025
Beyond that, Bush works with her Gen Z clients on their broader financial goals and urges them to interrogate where those aspirations originated.
—Tatiana Walk-Morris, Vox, 20 Feb. 2025
The visual opens with Big Sean interrogating Smith, before offering him a red pill to continue his life as is or to go back and star as Neo in the Matrix.
—Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 30 Jan. 2025
Encourage employees to interrogate every response from Gen AI and refrain from leaning solely on AI for client-facing work, where possible.
—Bryan Robinson, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
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Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 22 Feb. 2025
Beyond that, Bush works with her Gen Z clients on their broader financial goals and urges them to interrogate where those aspirations originated.
—Tatiana Walk-Morris, Vox, 20 Feb. 2025
The visual opens with Big Sean interrogating Smith, before offering him a red pill to continue his life as is or to go back and star as Neo in the Matrix.
—Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 30 Jan. 2025
Encourage employees to interrogate every response from Gen AI and refrain from leaning solely on AI for client-facing work, where possible.
—Bryan Robinson, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for interrogate
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Important questions to ask include but are not limited to: Who made the list?—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes,
5 Mar. 2025
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School board member Roberto Alonso also spoke at the February meeting and aligned himself with Gallon, asking the school district to provide a memo related to how BusPatrol revenue is being spent.—
Clara-Sophia Daly,
Miami Herald,
5 Mar. 2025
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Breast biopsy: Your provider may take a tissue sample to examine the cells under a microscope.—
Carrie Madormo, RN,
Health,
27 Feb. 2025
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According to a probable-cause affidavit obtained by NJ.com, troopers performing a load securement check asked to examine how the tractor-trailer’s doors were sealed.—
Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
27 Feb. 2025
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Disillusioned with subjective, surface-level modes of art-making, Gaines began to question his purpose.—
Meka Boyle,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Mar. 2025
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Offering those options has not been easy in the traditional era of distribution deals, but the rates of cord-cutting have made both programmers and operators more willing to question the usual assumptions.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
5 Mar. 2025
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“Interrogate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interrogate. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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