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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  • Frank will examine topics such as private capital, taxes, wealth migration, philanthropy, real estate, collectibles, fine art, and luxury transportation.
    Brian Steinberg, Variety, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Set during 18 pivotal months in the early 1970s, the film examines the couple’s time living in Greenwich Village, New York City, when their personal and creative worlds collided.
    Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of examine
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  • An apparent fan of food writer Michael Pollan, Mangione shared content that interrogated the consumption of alcohol, psychedelic drugs and even coffee.
    Tom Winter, NBC News, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Two individuals accused of serving Payne drugs will be interrogated on Dec. 17 at 10 and 11 a.m., respectively.
    Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of interrogate
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  • Consumers in California were bombarded last month with 11 food recall notices that included raw milk from Fresno infected with H5N1 bird flu, organic carrots from City of Commerce contaminated with E. coli and cucumbers from Arizona that contained salmonella.
    Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 8 Dec. 2024
  • How the Pandemic Fueled Mushroom Mania and New Product Development During the Covid-19 crisis, consumer spending on supplements spiked, and my supplement manufacturing business was bombarded with proposals for white-label nootropic and immune support products.
    Robert Johnson, Rolling Stone, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of bombard
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