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a set of questions or problems designed to assess knowledge, skills, or intelligence the exam will cover everything we have studied this term

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Recent Examples of exam In addition, visit the GMAC (Graduation Management Admissions Council) website and review the procedures for the exam. Bestreviews, The Mercury News, 12 Mar. 2025 These are the sections used to measure your score on the exam. Bestreviews, The Mercury News, 12 Mar. 2025 The most recent, a 44-year-old Ukrainian man who came to the U.S. through a humanitarian parole program, died at the facility after medical exams showed evidence of a possible hemorrhagic stroke. Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 28 Mar. 2025 My first day at Dyess AFB in Abilene, Texas, home to two dozen of the remaining B-1s still active, included a mandatory medical exam followed by SERE immersive parachute and ejection seat training - plus suit, helmet and oxygen-mask fittings. Jim Clash, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for exam

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“Exam.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exam. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.

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