cross-questions

verb

present tense third-person singular of cross-question
as in inquires (of)

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  1. pumps
  2. examines
  3. bombards
  4. quizzes
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  • Other pieces for Middleton’s Belfast look included a set of Gianvito Rossi pumps in black leather, along with a green Mulberry top-handle handbag.
    — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Petrobras pumps mostly medium-sweet crude from this pre-salt layer.
    — Todd Gordon, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of pumps
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  • Using the history of gay male desire in different time periods — dangerous, clandestine, outlawed and at long last fitfully accepted — the film examines legacy and what gets handed down across time.
    — Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026
  • The State of the Georgia Girl report, developed by Girl Scouts of Greater Atlanta and Girl Scouts of Historic Georgia, examines challenges involving mental health, social connection, and safety.
    — Leondra Head, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of examines
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  • Someone bombards you with a stack of un-asked for pages at a coffee date?
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Kyiv urgently needs more interceptors before winter, when Russia routinely bombards its power grid, but the demands of the Iran war and slow output of the sophisticated interceptors have left Ukraine short and vulnerable.
    — Samya Kullab, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of bombards
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  • In a bit of crowd work, Von quizzes an audience member about how many hamsters that entails.
    — Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of quizzes
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“Cross-questions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cross-questions. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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