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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
Anna Halkidis, Parents, 6 Dec. 2024
If Ohio State was the early season conference quiz, Maryland passed with flying colors.
—Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 5 Dec. 2024
Bethy Squires, Vulture, 27 Oct. 2024
Use polls, quizzes and live Q&A sessions on social media to actively engage with your audience.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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Noun
Trivia for Kids—This one offers some fun family-friendly quizzes and cool facts.
CoComelon Story Time—No surprise that CoComelon made the list.
—Anna Halkidis, Parents, 6 Dec. 2024
If Ohio State was the early season conference quiz, Maryland passed with flying colors.
—Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 5 Dec. 2024
Verb
At the first location, contestants were quizzed on their French and asked about Kylie Jenner.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 27 Oct. 2024
Use polls, quizzes and live Q&A sessions on social media to actively engage with your audience.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for quiz
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Instead, those hints of a so-bad-it’s-good guilty pleasure are a fleeting tease in an action thriller that spills plenty of blood but never raises the temperature or ignites the excitement.David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Dec. 2024
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These are just a tease of everything coming to Agents of Sabotage.Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
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Both wore orange jumpsuits and handcuffs and sat next to their attorneys during the exam.Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press, 17 Dec. 2024
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The impact should be immediately observable in the exam's attempt rate and pass rate.Ray Ravaglia, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
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Writer-director Margolin based the character on his real grandmother, Thelma Post, and the low-budget indie charmed the festival circuit before grossing over $12 million at the box office.Jenelle Riley, Variety, 16 Dec. 2024
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India’s ability to balance rigorous academics, extracurricular pursuits and meaningful relationships demonstrates her resilience, leadership and character.Marcus Reichley, The Arizona Republic, 16 Dec. 2024
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The defense is also considering whether to ask the judge to sever any of the murder charges from others.Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 17 Dec. 2024
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What's New TikTok is making a final push to stay active in the United States, asking the Supreme Court to block a federal law that could effectively ban the social media app unless its parent company, ByteDance, divests its U.S. operations.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
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Back to Black star Marisa Abela questions in the trailer.Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Dec. 2024
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In the letter, Freedman questions why the only person Hochman has met with is the attorney of the one family member firmly opposing the brother's resentencing.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
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Still, the listing marked a fresh test of market sentiment towards China’s beauty segment, and the company passed it with flying colors.Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune Asia, 10 Dec. 2024
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However, with Mars retrograde opposing Venus, your romantic and friendship dynamics are being put to the test.Valerie Mesa, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
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Long before its golden sands and rocky coves became reality TV-famous, Laguna Beach was known as an enclave for artists, eccentrics, surfers, and bohemians.Christina Pérez, Vogue, 21 Nov. 2024
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That someone was Gary Paxton, one of the true eccentrics in the early fly-by-night Hollywood rock ‘n’ roll industry.Jordan Runtagh, People.com, 2 Nov. 2024
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Two individuals accused of serving Payne drugs will be interrogated on Dec. 17 at 10 and 11 a.m., respectively.Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 10 Dec. 2024
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An apparent fan of food writer Michael Pollan, Mangione shared content that interrogated the consumption of alcohol, psychedelic drugs and even coffee.Tom Winter, NBC News, 10 Dec. 2024
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“Quiz.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quiz. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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