CROSS-EXAMINATIONS Synonyms: 40 Similar Words

cross-examinations

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plural of cross-examination

as in challenges

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Others cited recruitment challenges – almost four in ten said attracting top talent is harder in Europe than in the US.

— Sophie Dembinski, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026
And strength to resist reducing complex human challenges to slogans, enemies, or simple answers.

— Halla Tómasdóttir, Time, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of challenges

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Over an average follow-up period of about 19 years, participants periodically checked in to report on their health and diet, in the latter case via food frequency questionnaires.

— Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 15 Oct. 2026
The participants reported their weekly physical activity via questionnaires.

— Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of questionnaires

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That item is currently part of an optional question bank that state and local governments can choose to include when crafting their own surveys.

— Sarah Todd, STAT, 15 Oct. 2026
The hotter and bluer white dwarfs are mostly brighter, so they can be seen from further away and are over-represented in surveys that only look at a star’s brightness.

— Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of surveys

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Let them — especially the new governor, presumably Xavier Becerra — consider enacting new CEQA reforms, holding months of public hearings and ultimately compromising on a deal.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026
The 106-year-old park and course has been the subject of many emergency hearings as the president has sought to renovate it.

— ABC News, ABC News, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of hearings

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One proof point is 2018, when some polls showed Brown winning re-election by double digits.

— Philip Elliott, Time, 19 Oct. 2026
Israel’s average net favorability fell from +51 points in July 2018 to -16 in July 2026, according to multiple polls, a 67-point drop over eight years.

— Kevin Liptak, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of polls

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The pledge raises some questions about what kind of voting rights the shares would have; SpaceX is a dual-class stock and Musk enjoys supermajority control of the company.

— Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 20 Oct. 2026
Still, Converse’s sales hemorrhage raises fair questions about whether this is more than a cyclical decline.

— Phil Wahba, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026

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