interrogation

noun

Definition of interrogationnext
1
as in questioning

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2
as in investigation

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Recent Examples of interrogation Those tests include answering questions under a sudden, blinding interrogation light (a bit that reliably catches her guests off guard) and sketching a personal family crest mid-conversation. — Arushi Jacob, Variety, 19 June 2026 In 1536, after 16 months in prison and interrogation by the Catholic Inquisition, he was executed for heresy in what is now Belgium. — Michael Bruening, The Conversation, 30 June 2026 But Amazomania becomes an interrogation of the ethics of sending photographers and film crews into an area of isolated Indigenous people without asking their consent or giving them any say in what was filmed or how it was used. — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 13 June 2026 Dansby's team and New Boston police officers were ultimately able to get Parker to confess to some of what happened, though her stories changed at times in interrogation footage shown in Maternal Instinct. — Jessica Sager, PEOPLE, 14 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for interrogation
Recent Examples of Synonyms for interrogation
  1. questioning
  2. investigation
  3. inquiry
  4. inquisition
  5. prying
  6. research
  7. probe
  8. exploration
Noun
  • Border officers have broad discretion, and retirees who spend lengthy periods in the country can face additional questioning.
    — Andy J. Semotiuk, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
  • Justices posed various hypothetical questions throughout and, at times, got into tense lines of questioning while trying to understand the attorneys’ arguments and what previous cases reflect about this one.
    — Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 30 June 2026
Definition of questioning
Noun
  • Baglio has since been placed on administrative leave pending the outcome of the criminal and internal administrative investigations, police said.
    — Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 2 July 2026
  • According to a Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner death investigation report obtained by USA TODAY on July 1, Ransone's brother told an officer with the Los Angeles Police Department that the actor had a history of suicidal ideation.
    — KiMi Robinson, USA Today, 2 July 2026
Definition of investigation
Noun
  • This will trigger a hard credit inquiry that will temporarily lower your credit score several points.
    — Dan Avery, CNBC, 1 July 2026
  • To stop seeking answers is a choice to dim a light that has guided human inquiry for millennia.
    — Florencia Canelli, Scientific American, 1 July 2026
Definition of inquiry
Noun
  • Already, SpaceX is facing an inquisition in the court of public opinion.
    — Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 24 June 2026
  • The saxophone sounds tangled in lament and inquisition before skronking what sounds like an emergency signal.
    — Emma Madden, Pitchfork, 11 June 2026
Definition of inquisition
Noun
  • The bathroom is encased with polycarbonate walls to let in light but keep out prying eyes.
    — Clio Chang, Curbed, 30 June 2026
  • It’s often viewed as a dumping ground for human refuse — out of sight, out of mind — and it is structured to prevent prying eyes.
    — Gerard S. Williams, Sun Sentinel, 21 June 2026
Definition of prying
Noun
  • Stichter in the research note said the athleisure company is one of the best growth stories in retail.
    — Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 4 July 2026
  • Professor Irene Tracey, recipient of a CBE in 2022 for services to medical research, was there on the first Wednesday of 2023.
    — Nick Miller, New York Times, 4 July 2026
Definition of research
Noun
  • To Siebel Newsom, the critiques of her work and the federal probe are part of a broader hounding of women who enter the public sphere.
    — Jenny Jarvie Follow, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
  • Two deputy district attorneys later complained that their then-boss, District Attorney Mark Peterson, killed the probe to protect Kramer.
    — Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 7 July 2026
Definition of probe
Noun
  • In terms of threading the needle between the experimentation and playing Lestat does before landing on a style that’s uniquely his, Lestat’s preference for musical exploration is akin to Hart’s own.
    — Sabrina Reed, Forbes.com, 6 July 2026
  • Well, the nation came of age industrially after the Wright brothers' historic flight and has been a leader in aerospace tech and exploration ever since.
    — Mike Wall, Space.com, 4 July 2026
Definition of exploration

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