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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
Ralph D. Russo, The Athletic, 20 Jan. 2025
Test your knowledge of the Impressionists with a quiz.
—David Leonhardt, New York Times, 18 Jan. 2025
Shannon Power, Newsweek, 13 Jan. 2025
Saffold walked to the front of the class and quizzed the students about their career aspirations.
—La Risa R. Lynch, Journal Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024
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Noun
This quiz will tell you who to root for to win (or lose) it all
The sport has come a long way from the days when the votes of sportswriters and coaches would — often unsatisfyingly — settle debates about who is No. 1.
—Ralph D. Russo, The Athletic, 20 Jan. 2025
Test your knowledge of the Impressionists with a quiz.
—David Leonhardt, New York Times, 18 Jan. 2025
Verb
His guest, comedian John Ratzenberger, quizzed Danson about Cheers and asked him to recall some standout moments.
—Shannon Power, Newsweek, 13 Jan. 2025
Saffold walked to the front of the class and quizzed the students about their career aspirations.
—La Risa R. Lynch, Journal Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for quiz
Noun
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Montreal Canadiens, 24-20-4 Last week: 15 Sean’s ranking: 17 Dom’s ranking: 17 The Canadiens are one of the league’s hottest teams, a tease of better things to come.—
Dom Luszczyszyn,
The Athletic,
24 Jan. 2025
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Warren, who writes songs but never sings them publicly, nevertheless gave Gaga a little vocal tease of her ideas.—
Scott Feinberg,
The Hollywood Reporter,
23 Jan. 2025
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Every two years, a representative sampling of fourth graders and eighth graders in the United States takes the NAEP exam, which offers a snapshot of students’ math and reading progress.—
Jacob Turcotte,
The Christian Science Monitor,
29 Jan. 2025
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The national exam results also show growing inequality: While the highest-performing students have started to regain lost ground, lower-performing students are falling further behind.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
29 Jan. 2025
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Then came her incredible movie and authentic leading performace in The Last Showgirl, a prestige film by Gia Coppola that, like The Substance, establishes an inevitable parallel between the arc of the leading character and the actress chosen to play her.—
Blanca de Almandoz,
Glamour,
27 Jan. 2025
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Some residents have complained that the new buildings are out of character and have led to a decrease in parking spots in residential areas.—
Richard Requena,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Jan. 2025
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SeaD Consulting advises people to ask where their shrimp is from and support stronger regulations against the mislabeling of seafood.—
Christopher Cann,
USA TODAY,
28 Jan. 2025
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Cancer patients have been asked to leave hospitals because the water conditions are unsafe.—
Catherine Coleman Flowers,
TIME,
28 Jan. 2025
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Instead of questioning or challenging this new age of nationalism, Washington has contributed to it.—
Michael Brenes,
Foreign Affairs,
28 Jan. 2025
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For parents and educators, this means teaching the next generation not only how to use AI but how to question it, challenge it, and shape its evolution.—
Dan Fitzpatrick,
Forbes,
28 Jan. 2025
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Under the Constitution’s Elections Clause, judges cannot intrude on state lawmakers’ authority to regulate federal elections, but the high court’s decision did not set a specific test for determining when that boundary is crossed.—
Zach Schonfeld,
The Hill,
21 Jan. 2025
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Rocket Lab leadership touted the company's track record with these types of test launches.—
Julian Dossett,
Space.com,
21 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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Breaking the rules sent Peter behind bars where he was interrogated before given a second chance by his boss Catherine to become a double agent, just like his traitor father.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
24 Jan. 2025
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Orange County Public Schools said in a memo that administrators can't prevent immigration officers from showing up to interrogate or arrest students, per the Orlando Sentinel.—
Yacob Reyes,
Axios,
24 Jan. 2025
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“Quiz.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quiz. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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