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as in questioning
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as in investigation
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Recent Examples of interrogation
During interrogation, detectives kicked the men in their legs and genitals and punched them in the head, according to the lawsuit.
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Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 15 May 2025
The individual was said to have confessed during interrogation.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 May 2025
The pursuit of an answer results in a heady, often surreal interrogation of whether true sincerity is possible, especially for someone known for anything but.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 5 May 2025
During one interrogation, MBI Lt. Heath Farish repeatedly suggested Jordan had a weapon.
—Jon Schuppe, NBC news, 2 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for interrogation
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The guy drips with emotion and cannot breeze past or ignore a line of questioning.—
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The Bad Boy Records founder's lawyers argued that the line of questioning could potentially imply the idea that Combs could buy his way out of trouble.—
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We’re taught to prioritize action over inquiry, compliance over curiosity.—
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Newsweek reached out to Marriott International and the woman's attorney for comment via email outside of regular office hours on Tuesday, as well as to Clearview Building Services, LLC, via an online inquiry form.—
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Biden's physical and mental decline in office and its cover up by those around him is a legitimate scandal worthy of inquisition.—
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This eccentric novel—by turns a workplace comedy, a philosophical inquisition, and a smorgasbord of bodily horror—is given life by Larraquy’s electric prose and by the merciless passions of his characters.—
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The research evidence for these is of low quality or conflicting.—
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Only a handful of members have been identified through newspaper references, and historical society members have been conducting long-term research to discover others.—
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Section 301 allows the president to conduct investigations on trading partners and impose tariffs at the conclusion of the probe.—
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Yet Bongino's post on X announced that case was part of a new probe.—
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The public and private sectors must keep funding and extending collaboration in the rapidly changing landscape with research and development and exploration in order to solve the numerous issues that lie ahead and enhance our quality of life and safety.—
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What no one anticipated, not even Lynch, was how this exploration of Sazz and Charles’ relationship would inject fresh poignancy into Hulu‘s crime comedy.—
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Combining old and new methods, including the discovery of previously unknown sources and the use of statistical analysis, historians digging in the archives have uncovered solid evidence concerning the expansion of freedom for many Americans and the denial of freedom for many others.—
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Patrick Moorhead, founder and CEO of analysis firm Moor Insights & Strategy, thinks Apple could feasibly shift some iPhone production to the US in five years.—
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Previous studies have indicated that pure-breed cats are more likely to carry the long-type gene. Of the cats in the study, many of the mixed breed felines were former strays, suggesting that rescue cats may be more vocal.—
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But in 2020, COVID arrived in the U.S., shuttering hundreds of research studies.—
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“Interrogation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interrogation. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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