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as in tease
a person who causes repeated emotional pain, distress, or annoyance to another
always eager to put everything down, my boyfriend had to be a quiz and make fun of the actors and costumes in our local theater troupe's latest production
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as in exam
a set of questions or problems designed to assess knowledge, skills, or intelligence
according to the magazine's marriage quiz, the chances that we'll have a 10th wedding anniversary are just about nil
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as in character
a person of odd or whimsical habits
even by House of Lords standards, the cross-dressing earl was considered quite a quiz
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as in to ask
to put a question or questions to
quickly quizzed her about the assignment before heading off to class
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as in to question
to put a series of questions to
hated the way those relatives would quiz me about my partner and our living arrangements
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Recent Examples of quiz
The Athletic Uk Staff, The Athletic, 3 Jan. 2025
You’re treated to kid-friendly biographical information, and a Seuss trivia quiz.
—Moira McCarthy, Boston Herald, 26 Dec. 2024
Amanda Wicks, The Atlantic, 3 Nov. 2024
Order a Chinese wine, like a biodynamic Silver Heights Chardonnay from Ningxia, and quiz the sommelier on this growing grape-growing region.
—Chloe Sachdev, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Dec. 2024
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Welcome to the 36th edition of The Athletic’s Friday quiz question.
—The Athletic Uk Staff, The Athletic, 3 Jan. 2025
You’re treated to kid-friendly biographical information, and a Seuss trivia quiz.
—Moira McCarthy, Boston Herald, 26 Dec. 2024
Verb
The episode’s host, John Mulaney, played a news junkie who was quizzed about the more obscure 2024 general-election players, such as Special Counsel Jack Smith.
—Amanda Wicks, The Atlantic, 3 Nov. 2024
Order a Chinese wine, like a biodynamic Silver Heights Chardonnay from Ningxia, and quiz the sommelier on this growing grape-growing region.
—Chloe Sachdev, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Dec. 2024
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The silly Golden Globes moment might be a tease of the type of comedy fans will get to see on Apple TV+’s The Studio, starring both Rogen and O’Hara, alongside Kathryn Hahn, Ike Barinholtz, and Chase Sui Wonders.Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 5 Jan. 2025
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After winning the women’s Money in the Bank match on July 6, Stratton had a number of teases, but on the first episode of SmackDown on USA, Tiffy struck.Brian Mazique, Forbes, 4 Jan. 2025
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Just 43% of students across all public school campuses in the city limits scored on grade level in reading on last year’s STAAR exam, according to an analysis of state test data released in August by the Fort Worth Education Partnership.Silas Allen, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Jan. 2025
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What would be done about approaching Advanced Placement exams?Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2025
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Not many non-performing contemporary songwriters are quite interesting enough to sustain a 90-minute documentary, but then, not many are Diane Warren, one of the great characters of modern Hollywood.Chris Willman, Variety, 15 Jan. 2025
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There were children’s books filled with illustrations of Black and brown characters and, of course, a science fiction area that sat next to a shelf dedicated strictly to Butler’s works.Meagan Jordan, Rolling Stone, 15 Jan. 2025
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During the news conference, several people described how the fires had affected their families and asked public officials to hold oil companies to account.Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 17 Jan. 2025
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Von then asked what could be done to rein in the influence of these lobbyists, who have long been protected by the First Amendment right to petition their government.Taylor Giorno, The Hill, 16 Jan. 2025
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Senate Committees are set to question six of Donald Trump’s top appointees over their priorities and positions on issues of war, spycraft, electric cars and more.Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 16 Jan. 2025
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Shares of the company traded 1.4% higher on Thursday morning. Strategy in focus BP has underperformed its European rivals of late as energy market participants continue to question the firm’s investment case.Sam Meredith, CNBC, 16 Jan. 2025
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The test can help rule out inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) or bacterial intestinal infections.Lindsay Curtis, Health, 9 Jan. 2025
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Franco Colapinto has joined Alpine as a test and reserve driver for the 2025 Formula One season after the team struck a deal to sign him from Williams.Luke Smith, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
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My dedication, to help the waifs and strays and eccentrics of the music world together, continues to this day.Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 11 Oct. 2024
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Robert Redford delivers folksy wisdom as a local eccentric who once had his own dragon encounter, and even Karl Urban’s greedy logger is more of a nuisance than an outright villain.Josh Bell, Vulture, 20 Dec. 2024
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The results interrogate pearl-clutching assumptions of private and public realms, embracing voyeurism and exhibitionism as underlying tensions.Sam Cochran, Architectural Digest, 15 Jan. 2025
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This was indeed a lucky break; even the most up-to-date C.S.I. units can’t interrogate people who’ve been dead 200 years.Liesl Schillinger, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
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“Quiz.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quiz. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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