cross-examine

verb

Definition of cross-examinenext
as in to examine

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  1. examine
  2. interrogate
  3. bombard
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  • While the review was initiated to examine the leadership structure of the county’s Office of Education, the agency’s investigators quickly pivoted to the education board after hearing numerous complaints from staff, said Mike Fine, CEO of the Fiscal Crisis and Management Assistance Team.
    Molly Gibbs, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
  • All students are required to take fine arts and humanities courses as part of their undergraduate core curriculum, with the goal of promoting critical thinking and helping students examine problems through multiple lenses.
    Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 14 Nov. 2024
Definition of examine
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  • Some were interrogated about their involvement with Scarlett’s pay equity survey and were told their activities were being monitored, and that they could be demoted, according to the complaint.
    Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024
  • The non-profit convened a series of surveys and focus groups with consumers and retail investors to interrogate their views on how companies talk about climate change.
    Justin Worland, TIME, 2 Nov. 2024
Definition of interrogate
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  • Start Early And Personalize Your Campaigns During the holidays, consumers are bombarded with messages from all sides.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
  • In addition to the presidential candidates’ omnipresence, voters in the state are bombarded by mailers, ads on television, radio and social media, and canvassers knocking on their doors.
    Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2024
Definition of bombard
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