CROSS-EXAMINATIONS Synonyms: 40 Similar Words

cross-examinations

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plural of cross-examination

as in challenges

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Kenya’s own top-flight football league and national teams, for instance, have been riddled with challenges ranging from leadership wrangles to payment delays.

— Martin K.N Siele, semafor.com, 30 Oct. 2026
However, their power requirements create additional challenges for facilities already managing substantial electricity consumption.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2026

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Symptoms, sleep habits, and how well antidepressants worked were all self-reported, and the circadian markers came from questionnaires rather than direct measures of the body clock.

— Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 21 Oct. 2026
The participants reported their weekly physical activity via questionnaires.

— Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of questionnaires

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Mark DiCamillo, the poll’s director, said previous surveys showed support for Proposition 40 has been fragile, and the most recent shows its prospects have dimmed as election day approaches.

— Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026
The decision followed months of community meetings and surveys in which residents identified youth services, arts programs and affordable gathering spaces as priorities.

— Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of surveys

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The majority ruled that the Fifth Amendment did not require bond hearings for three men who entered the United States unlawfully but were never legally admitted.

— Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 23 Oct. 2026
Cook’s lawyer, Paul Tuck, also declined to discuss details of the criminal case Friday other than to say there are no upcoming hearings or filing deadlines.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of hearings

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The outcome, which Vucic announced only around an hour and a half after polls closed, came after tensions had built as voting progressed during the day.

— JOVANA GEC, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026
And polls ahead of Tuesday’s Israeli elections show that his party may not win the seats needed to form a government.

— Shelby Talcott, semafor.com, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of polls

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And the evidence uncovered by Chair Loudermilk raises serious questions about Speaker Pelosi's role in those decisions.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 27 Oct. 2026
The next president, regardless of party, will face specific questions about how much to sustain the long tradition of direct US military aid to Israel and deep US integration with its military.

— Shelby Talcott, semafor.com, 26 Oct. 2026

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