Thesaurus results for DEBRIEFED

debriefed

verb

past tense of debrief

as in interrogated

to officially ask (someone) about a job that has been done or about an experience Police debriefed the hostages upon their return. The pilot was debriefed after his flight.

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Recent Examples of debriefed The next morning, Saturday, July 4, the sisters debriefed over breakfast bagels while watching ships sail up the Hudson River to celebrate the nation’s 250th birthday. — Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 10 July 2026 If her fellow cast members were debriefed about her dismissal or gossiped amongst themselves, it was not shown onscreen. — Kimi Robinson, USA Today, 1 July 2026 The 14 Russian survivors were brought ashore in the port city of Cartagena, where they were debriefed by Spanish police and investigators. — Pau Mosquera, CNN Money, 12 May 2026 Fox said Williams was debriefed in September 2015 and signed a nondisclosure agreement. — Allen G. Breed, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026 Shortly thereafter, Dowd found herself inside the FBI’s resident agency in Brevard County, where she was debriefed by a special agent. — Adam Ciralsky, Vanity Fair, 19 Mar. 2026 Importantly, there was no significant difference in recovery between people who were debriefed and those who were not. — Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025

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An interesting collective approach to American history was PRX Productions’ provocative series Monumental, in which features by a range of independent producers interrogated the history as reflected in public monuments.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 Aug. 2026
Back in 1985 in the Soviet Union, Merryl Goldberg was interrogated by the KGB three times, briefly kidnapped by the state security agency twice and put under house arrest once.

— Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Aug. 2026

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He was initially detained and questioned then released from Bahamian custody in April.

— Kelsie Cairns, FOXNews.com, 29 Aug. 2026
Several election officials and government advocates have questioned how quickly the Postal Service can stand up the systems necessary to ensure the rule can be followed for this election.

— Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026

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