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a set of questions or problems designed to assess knowledge, skills, or intelligence
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Recent Examples of exam
The Ivy League school is one of a small but growing number of universities that have started running faculty workshops on oral exams.
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Jocelyn Gecker, Fortune, 25 Mar. 2026
The scores are largely based on State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness, or STAAR, exam results.
—Noah Alcala Bach, San Antonio Express-News, 24 Mar. 2026
Costs include food, toys, medications, vet exams and more.
—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 23 Mar. 2026
There can be good reasons to use exam English, but not just because AI bots generate it, or because people have learned to perceive it as smarter.
—Laura Aull, The Conversation, 20 Mar. 2026
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Jocelyn Gecker, Fortune, 25 Mar. 2026
The scores are largely based on State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness, or STAAR, exam results.
—Noah Alcala Bach, San Antonio Express-News, 24 Mar. 2026
Costs include food, toys, medications, vet exams and more.
—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 23 Mar. 2026
There can be good reasons to use exam English, but not just because AI bots generate it, or because people have learned to perceive it as smarter.
—Laura Aull, The Conversation, 20 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for exam
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Some cities may cancel their tests if storms are nearby.—
Doug Myers,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
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Ames said her family left their home right after the tests and lived with extended family for two months while their house was remediated.—
Madeline Mitchell,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2026
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Whether this turns out to be a goofy bit of fluff or an actual examination of power dynamics in relationships is yet to be determined (though the trailer suggests the former).—
Emily Temple,
Literary Hub,
30 Mar. 2026
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Included in the analysis were examinations of pay distribution, employment conditions, labor load and education rates of a demographic that makes up 39% of the Golden State’s labor force.—
Nicole Macias Garibay,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Mar. 2026
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“Exam.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exam. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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