interrogated

verb

past tense of interrogate
1
as in asked
to put a question or questions to interrogated him about where he'd gone the night before

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2
as in examined
to put a series of questions to police interrogated the murder suspect for hours on end

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Recent Examples of interrogated She was interrogated and warned that a second offense meant prison. — Mark Sappenfield, Christian Science Monitor, 9 Oct. 2026 Intelligence officers transported him to a camp controlled by Colombia’s FARC guerrilla organization, where he was interrogated and tortured over approximately two days, according to the charges. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 8 Oct. 2026 These and other questions proliferate as Lisbet and Mihai are interrogated by social workers and attorneys, who treat them with bureaucratic dismissiveness at best and sneering condescension at worst. — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 8 Oct. 2026 The alleged attacker was detained and interrogated by Saudi authorities. — Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026 The Omani suspect is being held and interrogated by Saudi authorities. — Gerry Shih, Washington Post, 1 Oct. 2026 By resisting the siloing of art by geography and chronology, the rehang interrogated the style and substance of European modernism, as well as the ways later generations of artists reclaimed those histories. — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 28 Sep. 2026 His attorney’s office says he was interrogated without pain medication, while the Department of Homeland Security has released few details about what prompted the shooting. — Anna Wilder, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2026 Since Babette was being interrogated by police during this moment, the ominous visitor isn’t her. — Kelly Allen, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for interrogated
  1. asked
  2. examined
  3. questioned
  4. quizzed
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  • When asked about potential trust issues, Al Hassan pointed to the government’s history of completing projects and handling emergencies, like the pandemic.
    — Inzamam Rashid, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2026
  • By the editing stage, the music had become so integral to the film that Haynes asked composer Marcelo Zarvos to rearrange and adapt it.
    — Lise Pedersen, Variety, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of asked
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  • The model examined the website, found a vulnerable script and used it to complete the calculation.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2026
  • The report examined two scenarios involving a relatively smooth transition.
    — Sheena Rossiter, NPR, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of examined
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  • But on Monday, Broadcom CEO Hock Tan likened many of the investors drawn to the AI boom to gamblers and questioned the economics of AI labs as Wall Street debates whether the AI bubble will burst.
    — Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026
  • The child's mother was taken into custody at the hospital and is being questioned by police, according to the NYPD.
    — Naveen Dhaliwal, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of questioned
Verb
  • During the assembly, students were also quizzed on topics including consent and relationship safety.
    — Kristie Keleshian, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026
  • The 2 Legacy Brands in Everyone's Head Conducted in September 2026, CNET Group's survey quizzed 1,000 Americans on security and privacy topics.
    — Neil J. Rubenking, PC Magazine, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of quizzed

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“Interrogated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interrogated. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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