cross-question

verb

Definition of cross-questionnext
as in to examine

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cross-question
  1. examine
  2. cross-examine
  3. bombard
  4. interrogate
  5. besiege
  6. ask
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  • Movie night this past week was Taylor Sheridan’s Wind River, an absolutely devastating neo-Western that examines the injustice many Native American women face on and off the reservation.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Now, in this new study, the international team examined the curious fossil under cross-polarized light, allowing more of its structure to be visible.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of examine
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  • On Friday morning, Riverside attorneys will cross-examine Powell.
    — Luke Cyphers, Rolling Stone, 8 Jan. 2026
  • The hearing gives Robinson's defense team a chance to cross-examine those witnesses, and the proceeding could reveal previously undisclosed evidence in the case.
    — Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 1 Jan. 2026
Definition of cross-examine
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  • Monday’s attack was the sixth straight day that Russia bombarded Kyiv.
    — Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Second, tritium does not occur naturally in meaningful quantities, meaning reactors must breed their own fuel by bombarding lithium-bearing blankets with neutrons.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of bombard
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  • The technology had moved faster than the organization’s capacity to interrogate it, and no one positioned to stop the deployment had the standing, or the fluency, to ask what would happen if the update failed.
    — Amer Al Ahbabi, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Some years ago, when a foreign tourist was seen recording a video on a street in Beijing, he was stopped and interrogated by several dama wearing red armbands.
    — Jonathan Flint, Harpers Magazine, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of interrogate
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  • There has been a spate of Israeli settler violence in the West Bank, and the village of Qusra has been besieged by Israeli settlers for weeks.
    — F. Brinley Bruton, NBC news, 29 Aug. 2026
  • One of them, Muammar Ibrahim, reported for Al Jazeera’s Arabic network while the city was besieged.
    — Mat Nashed, Christian Science Monitor, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of besiege
Verb
  • However, the Raiders will be asking a lot of Eichenberg and Lindenberg if either starter goes down.
    — Sam Warren, New York Times, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Anyone with information about the stabbing is asked to contact the Fort Worth Police Department at 817-392-4330.
    — Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of ask
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“Cross-question.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cross-question. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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