quizzed

verb

past tense of quiz
1
as in asked
to put a question or questions to quickly quizzed her about the assignment before heading off to class

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2
as in interrogated
to put a series of questions to hated the way those relatives would quiz me about my partner and our living arrangements

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Recent Examples of quizzed 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 For smaller models, there’s also a distilling process where the new model is quizzed on answers by a more complex model (sometimes one from a competitor). — Julien Khaleghy, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026 On Watch What Happens Live, Andy Cohen quizzed Hiller on some career lowlights, including a diarrhea story that didn’t involve cyclospora but did name-drop Sam Mendes. — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 17 July 2026 There, during an initial examination, doctors quizzed Couric about the date and current president. — Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 8 July 2026 Daniel also quizzed Saulter on his personal relationship with Garcia’s family, but the exchange was disregarded after an objection from prosecutors. — Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 June 2026 During what must have been a slow news day Monday, the sports writers at USA Today quizzed Microsoft’s Copilot on the day’s World Cup matches. — Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 18 June 2026 Multiple members quizzed after the meeting by a gaggle of reporters declared no interest in serving as acting mayor. — Shun Graves, Chicago Tribune, 1 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for quizzed
  1. asked
  2. interrogated
  3. questioned
  4. examined
Verb
  • Sanft asked jurors if there was any evidence that Davis had ever called the shots before or after the shooting.
    — Jonathan Landrum Jr, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Anyone with information about this incident who has not already spoken to police is asked to contact Officer David Kaes or Officer Kevin Alexander at (970) 221-6540.
    — Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of asked
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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
Definition of interrogated
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
  • 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
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“Quizzed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quizzed. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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