interrogated

verb

past tense of interrogate
1
as in asked
to put a question or questions to interrogated him about where he'd gone the night before

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2
as in examined
to put a series of questions to police interrogated the murder suspect for hours on end

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Recent Examples of interrogated 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, 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 Zahra says she was held in detention for four days, where she was interrogated and beaten. — Mark Sappenfield, Christian Science Monitor, 14 Aug. 2026 Both men were taken to be interrogated by Doral police for the earlier shooting. — Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 7 Aug. 2026 The union also says the management company interrogated and surveilled workers during a strike in June, when employees walked out to fight for higher wages and better benefits. — Aki Nace, CBS News, 5 Aug. 2026 As for coming to America in 2026, who would shoulder the exorbitant costs and the travel challenges, let alone the risk of being pulled out of a line at the Atlanta airport, interrogated, and sent back home for joking about penalty shoot-outs? — Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 17 July 2026 The brothers’ previous films included 2021’s Camp Confidential, about European Jews who found asylum in America after fleeing Nazi Europe, enlisted in the Army, and interrogated Nazi war criminals at a secret camp. — Marisa Fox, Rolling Stone, 16 July 2026 After being interrogated, Hale was hanged at age 21, about two months after the Declaration of Independence. — Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 5 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for interrogated
  1. asked
  2. examined
  3. questioned
  4. quizzed
Verb
  • Those in the area who wish to donate supplies such as water and sports drinks are asked to drop them off at Clear Fork Bank in Mineral Wells.
    — Mateo Rosiles, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Eisenkot also led Netanyahu 47% to 34% when respondents were asked who was better suited to serve as prime minister.
    — Deborah Danan, Sun Sentinel, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of asked
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  • Voter records will next be examined in DuPage County, then Kendall and Will counties.
    — Addison Wright, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Safety is tops in Tampa, with the 19th-lowest property crime rate among cities examined by WalletHub.
    — Medora Lee, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of examined
Verb
  • 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
Definition of questioned
Verb
  • Syeda Irtizaali, Director of Unscripted at Netflix UK, was quizzed on the issue today at the Edinburgh Television Festival and responded duty of care had been baked into the production.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 26 Aug. 2026
  • The two victims met every night from April 1-3 at Pinder’s apartment in Sweetwater, where they were quizzed about the fraternity’s history and beaten with paddles and canes for wrong answers, according to the affidavits.
    — Ana Claudia Chacin, Miami Herald, 10 Aug. 2026
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“Interrogated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interrogated. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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