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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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

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Cordovez questioned whether the city had acted too broadly by closing every public pool in Hialeah after the Florida Department of Health singled out Bucky Dent Water Park and shut it down following an inspection that documented 34 violations.

— Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 22 Aug. 2026
Chitty was newly assigned to oversee the case following the removal of the Collin County judge who presided over the high-profile murder trial after the defense questioned his impartiality.

— Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 22 Aug. 2026

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The researchers also examined fatal crashes, looking at drivers’ ages, alcohol involvement, the number of people in the car and the model year of cars, as newer cars may have more safety features that prevent distraction.

— Diana Anos, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026
The children, who went barefoot and shirtless, tried on Gajdusek’s shoes and socks and examined the texture of his skin.

— Rachel Aviv, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026

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