questioned

past tense of question
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as in challenged
to demand proof of the truth or rightness of the teenager openly questioned the authority of the town's police force to impose a curfew on residents under the age of 18

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as in doubted
to have no trust or confidence in it was apparent that voters were questioning the President's ability to manage the economy

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Recent Examples of questioned Beyond the audience reaction in Sundance, Wilde questioned the fact that comedy as a genre had come disconnected from cinema audiences. Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 8 Aug. 2026 Councilman Dean Vakas initially questioned how units sold near market value fit within the definition of missing middle. Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 8 Aug. 2026 Kennedy has also sought to personally reform the agency’s vaccine policy, firing all 17 of its vaccine advisers and replacing them with his own picks, many of whom have questioned the benefit of vaccines while exaggerating their harms. Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026 The Bottoms actress did not reveal the subject of her fan fiction, and played coy when Shane, 26, questioned her about it. Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 7 Aug. 2026 When first questioned by authorities, Farinacci initially denied being in the area where the fire broke out. Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2026 At the July 22 meeting, Suarez was among several commissioners who questioned the city administration’s proposals. Aaron Leibowitz, Miami Herald, 7 Aug. 2026 Critics rightly questioned whether the federal government was overstepping its authority, and the effort quickly stalled. David Rosowsky, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026 After a long international flight, the last thing anyone wants is to be stopped and questioned by a customs officer. Joey Skladany, Travel + Leisure, 7 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for questioned
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  • Anecdotally, less than 1% of asset protection plans are ever challenged by creditors.
    Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2026
  • The moves will likely be challenged in court, as previous similar attempts to change the childhood vaccination schedule have been.
    Rob Stein, NPR, 10 Aug. 2026
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  • In a July 2025 text chain, an agent pondered whether facial recognition tools could be used to identify people on TikTok who admitted to being in the country illegally.
    Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026
  • In a July interview with Rolling Stone, Foreman pondered why his story went viral.
    Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 29 July 2026
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  • Investors also challenged lofty tech stock valuations and doubted whether surging capital spending will generate adequate returns.
    Deena Zaidi, CNBC, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Amazon is now the world’s biggest company, but its founder once doubted the business would survive.
    Sarah Glodek, Fortune, 30 July 2026
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  • After the couple’s differing tastes in music came to light, Miller asked who picks the music in the car.
    Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 12 Aug. 2026
  • White, Clark and others with the Fever have been asked to respond to Cunningham’s beliefs since, and other voices in the league have weighed in as well.
    Brian Hamilton, New York Times, 12 Aug. 2026
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  • Schrell examined whether annual production campaigns would be more effective, but concluded that the approach would not make economic or operational sense because of costs, limited hot-cell capacity and the isotope’s relatively short half-life.
    Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 10 Aug. 2026
  • The study examined 1,089 working adults residing on lower apartment floors in Tokyo.
    Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 10 Aug. 2026
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  • This was disputed by other sources familiar with the situation, who did not recognize the power dynamic described by Leo.
    Jake Kanter, Deadline, 13 Aug. 2026
  • The defense lawyers also disputed claims that Robinson targeted Kirk over his political views.
    Matthew Brown, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026
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  • According to the blunt John Adams, the American Revolution began before the war with Britain, in the people’s minds and hearts, and Arendt situated those shifts in American town councils where citizens had debated local affairs.
    David Denby, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026
  • The research on this topic is extensive and widely debated, but a 2026 study has re-modelled a global individualism-collectivism scale to measure where each country falls.
    Mark Carey, New York Times, 9 Aug. 2026
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  • 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

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“Questioned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/questioned. Accessed 15 Aug. 2026.

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