cross-examines

verb

present tense third-person singular of cross-examine
as in examines

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  1. examines
  2. bombards
  3. interrogates
  4. asks
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  • The Associated Press’ reporting on the return to analog experiences examines how people across generations are finding comfort and connection through tangible activities and older technologies.
    — Ashley Lynch, Kansas City Star, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Available as a Chrome or Microsoft Edge extension, Caveat examines responses and surfaces an overall assessment, key findings, important caveats, and points worth verifying.
    — StackCommerce Team, PC Magazine, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of examines
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  • Someone bombards you with a stack of un-asked for pages at a coffee date?
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Kyiv urgently needs more interceptors before winter, when Russia routinely bombards its power grid, but the demands of the Iran war and slow output of the sophisticated interceptors have left Ukraine short and vulnerable.
    — Samya Kullab, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of bombards
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  • The movie’s take on Holmes directly interrogates the person to try to uncover the facts.
    — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Wright also interrogates the boundary between severe mental illness and evil, and wonders whether, even in extreme cases, redemption might be possible.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of interrogates
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  • The agency asks that anyone with information that can assist in the investigation contact them at 734-240-7725 or submit a tip to Crime Stoppers of Michigan at 800-SPEAK-UP.
    — Paula Wethington, CBS News, 27 Oct. 2026
  • If anyone asks, say that your mom is in the restroom, then go out the back.
    — Madeline ffitch, Harpers Magazine, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of asks
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