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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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Students now use smartphones to cheat on exams, organize fights, and even coordinate drug use.
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Neela Mukherjee Lockel, New York Daily News, 3 Jan. 2025
While the 4x400 medal-winning relay team is primarily made up of professional runners — including Vernon Norwood, who at 32 is double Wilson's age — the high schooler still has almost two years of coursework and exams awaiting him before graduation.
—Greg Rosenstein, NBC News, 2 Jan. 2025
Becoming a commercial pilot in the United States requires at least 1,500 hours of experience, exams and licensures, and a love of the skies.
—Bill Connolly, Rolling Stone, 30 Dec. 2024
Lemonade’s wellness plan for puppies includes spaying/neutering, microchipping and vaccines, plus more wellness exams and testing for parasites and coverage for flea/tick and heartworm medication.
—Liz Knueven, CNBC, 30 Dec. 2024
By 2007, for the first time, a majority of CPS students were passing the statewide exams in reading, science and math, rising to nearly two-thirds the following year.
—Chicago Tribune, 27 Dec. 2024
Schedule your annual physical, vaccinations and eye and dental exams early in the year.
—Matthew Goldman, Sun Sentinel, 25 Dec. 2024
His reactor, which generates neutrons, was also showcased at the Cambridge Science Festival and earned him an A* on his A-level exams.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 22 Dec. 2024
Balancing exams, assignments, and extracurricular activities can be overwhelming.
—Maja Zelihic, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
Neela Mukherjee Lockel, New York Daily News, 3 Jan. 2025
While the 4x400 medal-winning relay team is primarily made up of professional runners — including Vernon Norwood, who at 32 is double Wilson's age — the high schooler still has almost two years of coursework and exams awaiting him before graduation.
—Greg Rosenstein, NBC News, 2 Jan. 2025
Becoming a commercial pilot in the United States requires at least 1,500 hours of experience, exams and licensures, and a love of the skies.
—Bill Connolly, Rolling Stone, 30 Dec. 2024
Lemonade’s wellness plan for puppies includes spaying/neutering, microchipping and vaccines, plus more wellness exams and testing for parasites and coverage for flea/tick and heartworm medication.
—Liz Knueven, CNBC, 30 Dec. 2024
By 2007, for the first time, a majority of CPS students were passing the statewide exams in reading, science and math, rising to nearly two-thirds the following year.
—Chicago Tribune, 27 Dec. 2024
Schedule your annual physical, vaccinations and eye and dental exams early in the year.
—Matthew Goldman, Sun Sentinel, 25 Dec. 2024
His reactor, which generates neutrons, was also showcased at the Cambridge Science Festival and earned him an A* on his A-level exams.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 22 Dec. 2024
Balancing exams, assignments, and extracurricular activities can be overwhelming.
—Maja Zelihic, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
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“Exams.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exams. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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