cross-questioning

verb

present participle of cross-question
as in examining

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  1. examining
  2. bombarding
  3. pumping
  4. interrogating
  5. besieging
  6. quizzing
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  • The death in a helicopter crash of Zimbabwean businessman Wicknell Chivayo, his wife and three others has reverberated across government and industry circles on the continent, as investigators began examining what caused the aircraft to go down.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Spacebound nuclear power The center plans to release a report in early 2027 examining how Canada could expand its position in space isotope production.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of examining
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  • The group filed an ethics complaint against the Victory Green PAC, which supports the arena, accusing the group of bombarding residents with campaign text messages.
    — Amelia Mugavero, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Diesel prices are high around the world because Ukraine is bombarding Russian refineries and strikes by Iran and its allies have taken capacity offline in the Middle East.
    — Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of bombarding
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  • There’s a scene at the end, where Frances celebrates something by pumping her fist.
    — Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Backside homer off a guy pumping a 100 with one fastball that goes up and one that goes down.
    — Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of pumping
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  • These beliefs were not inevitable; they were constructed through repetition, strategic messaging, and, most important, media coverage that echoed the administration’s line rather than interrogating it.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2026
  • The second part, though, is that AI provides opportunities for CEOs to have a virtual board of directors, a new person on the team, and a way of interrogating their own thinking which may reduce the loneliness of being a CEO.
    — Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of interrogating
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  • Israeli police have not announced any arrests or charges against any settler allegedly involved in besieging the Palestinian homes and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has not publicly commented on the incident.
    — Reuters, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Israeli settlers have been besieging homes in the Palestinian village of Qusra for more than a week, with the Israeli military failing to end the violent intimidation campaign.
    — Chantal Da Silva, NBC news, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of besieging
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  • Indeed, the movie opens with Ed quizzing an older Greek man he’s befriended on the Belgian designer Ann Demeulemeester, before berating him for confusing his Bottega Veneta loafers for Sebago.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 17 July 2026
  • Prosecutors spent the start of George’s testimony quizzing him on the organizational structure of the sheriff’s office, as well as how internal affairs investigations play out.
    — Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 June 2026
Definition of quizzing
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“Cross-questioning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cross-questioning. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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