cross-examine

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cross-examine
Verb
  • Susan Zirinsky, a former CBS News president, will continue to examine standards at the news division on an interim basis, McMahon said.
    Brian Steinberg, Variety, 27 Feb. 2025
  • According to a probable-cause affidavit obtained by NJ.com, troopers performing a load securement check asked to examine how the tractor-trailer’s doors were sealed.
    Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 27 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • Encourage employees to interrogate every response from Gen AI and refrain from leaning solely on AI for client-facing work, where possible.
    Bryan Robinson, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
  • But De La Vega said that in some cases, ICE has targeted a person of interest, but will stay to interrogate the family members or friends in the same vicinity.
    Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 10 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • Episode 2 of The Kardashians Season 6 will feature Kardashian attending the 2024 Met Gala, where she was bombarded by reporters asking about her appearance on the Netflix comedy special.
    Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 6 Feb. 2025
  • In essence, the firm allegedly bombarded ChatGPT with questions, tracked the answers, and used those results to train its own models.
    Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 4 Feb. 2025
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“Cross-examine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cross-examine. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.

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