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as in experiment
a procedure or operation carried out to resolve an uncertainty
will need to run some tests on the blood sample to rule out blood poisoning
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as in exam
a set of questions or problems designed to assess knowledge, skills, or intelligence
applicants for the cashier's position must first take a simple math test
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as in to sample
to put (something) to a test
please test this sample for the presence of lead
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as in to try
to subject (a personal quality or faculty) to often excessive stress
all of these unnecessary questions are testing my patience
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Recent Examples of test
Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 26 Feb. 2025
However, like stool tests, a positive result requires a follow-up colonoscopy.
—Stephanie Brown, Verywell Health, 25 Feb. 2025
Ryan Whitwam, Ars Technica, 7 Mar. 2025
Previously tested in the minor leagues, with positive feedback and results, the ABS challenge system enables pitchers, batters and catchers — but not managers, crucially — to fact-check umpires in real time by requesting a specific pitch be reviewed by the automated zone.
—Aaron Gleeman, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025
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Noun
Mardi Gras is the third big test for New Orleans since the horrific Jan. 1 truck-ramming and shooting rampage on Bourbon Street in the French Quarter was allegedly carried out by a 42-year-old U.S. Army veteran investigators say was inspired by the ISIS terrorist group.
—Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 26 Feb. 2025
However, like stool tests, a positive result requires a follow-up colonoscopy.
—Stephanie Brown, Verywell Health, 25 Feb. 2025
Verb
After testing several Pixel phones both before and after the update, there may be some truth to the complaints.
—Ryan Whitwam, Ars Technica, 7 Mar. 2025
Previously tested in the minor leagues, with positive feedback and results, the ABS challenge system enables pitchers, batters and catchers — but not managers, crucially — to fact-check umpires in real time by requesting a specific pitch be reviewed by the automated zone.
—Aaron Gleeman, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for test
Noun
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This initiative began as a small-scale experiment before evolving into a significant technological transformation.—
Peter High,
Forbes,
3 Mar. 2025
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Now that the lander is on the moon's surface, the 10 NASA instruments aboard the spacecraft will begin a series of lunar operations, including subsurface drilling, sample collection, X-ray imaging and dust mitigation experiments, Firefly Aerospace said.—
Christopher Cann,
USA TODAY,
2 Mar. 2025
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And direct-to-consumer darling Warby Parker will start by opening five shop-in-shops in the second half of the year, offering prescription glasses, sunglasses, contacts, eye exams and vision tests.—
Pamela N. Danziger,
Forbes,
5 Mar. 2025
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The Menopause Society has worked to fill this void, offering educational resources and establishing a competency exam in 2002 for health care professionals to earn a Menopause Society Certified Practitioner credential.—
Ashley May,
Axios,
3 Mar. 2025
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The swabs made for the study had two sides, so an astronaut would sample the same spot on the surface twice.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
2 Mar. 2025
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The derma-bar also has try-on stations to sample products.—
Pamela N. Danziger,
Forbes,
1 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Which is, apparently, what the algorithm had been trying to tell me for so long.—
Matt Brennan,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Feb. 2025
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After the meeting, Zelensky tried to repair the damage.—
Brian Bennett,
TIME,
28 Feb. 2025
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Jesse once again raises the bar with a bold examination of modern greed, power and male ambition.—
Russel Honoré,
Newsweek,
6 Mar. 2025
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Changes that can be detected during an examination, such as an enlarged blind spot and thickened retina owing to swelling where the optic nerve joins the retina (known as optic-disc oedema), are unlikely to be noticed by the affected person.—
Neil Savage,
Scientific American,
6 Mar. 2025
Verb
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No official tally of firings has been released, but the list stretches into the thousands and to nearly every part of the country.—
Matt Sedensky,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Mar. 2025
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Lund’s uses of amateur baseball to reflect on the passage of time as a longstanding men’s baseball game stretches to extra innings on a beloved field’s final day before demolition stands at 100% with (29) critics on Rotten Tomatoes.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
7 Mar. 2025
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Some of McMahon's allies, however, pushed for a delay on the order until after her confirmation to avoid political backlash.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
4 Mar. 2025
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The world’s luxury automakers have long pushed a more money = more performance = better car paradigm, but that’s simply not the case with EVs.—
Michael Taylor,
Forbes,
4 Mar. 2025
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Each of these conditions is strained when financial capital concentrates amongst a privileged few.—
The Sorenson Impact Institute,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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The prospect of prolonged displacement is also straining the resources of communities like Kafr al-Labad that have taken in some of those forced from their homes.—
Jeremy Diamond,
CNN,
28 Feb. 2025
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“Test.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/test. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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