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Recent Examples of retest
Gurufocus, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
Test the Grout Give the grout sealer time to dry, then retest the grout.
—Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Jan. 2025
The sell-off that transpired Friday may not be done and could soon retest long-term support levels, according to BTIG.
—Sarah Min, CNBC, 13 Jan. 2025
Ramsey wants police to retest evidence for trace DNA and test other items for the first time.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Dec. 2024
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On the other hand, missing the high expectations may lead the stock to retest the $400 support level.
—Gurufocus, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
Test the Grout Give the grout sealer time to dry, then retest the grout.
—Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Jan. 2025
The sell-off that transpired Friday may not be done and could soon retest long-term support levels, according to BTIG.
—Sarah Min, CNBC, 13 Jan. 2025
Ramsey wants police to retest evidence for trace DNA and test other items for the first time.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for retest
Noun
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Students who read the essay without a pretest were given additional time to study, or else the students’ attention was focused on the critical passages in one of several ways: by italicizing the critical section or by making the key term that would be tested bold, or by a combination of strategies.—
Bridgid Finn,
Scientific American,
1 Mar. 2010
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After families submit an initial pretest for students, the district manages the weekly testing through mobile clinics that move from campus to campus.—
Howard Blume Staff Writer,
Los Angeles Times,
3 May 2021
Verb
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Reporter Rosemary Coulter and retired Mountie Bill Avery teamed up once again to investigate a train robbery, while Governor Lucas Bouchard and Mayor Lee Coulter quite literally found common ground.—
Ryan Schwartz,
TVLine,
23 Mar. 2025
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Eleven former youth counselors have been arrested since the attorney general's office began investigating the facility in 2019, though charges against one were dropped, another was found incompetent to stand trial and a third died awaiting trial.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
22 Mar. 2025
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After undergoing numerous tests, she was diagnosed with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) and was advised to take control of her health in preparation for future attempts at pregnancy.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
People.com,
22 Mar. 2025
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Today, the state regularly makes international headlines for its controversial nuclear program and missile tests that rattle nearby countries.—
H.M.A. Leow,
JSTOR Daily,
22 Mar. 2025
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Attendees at this year’s event will get to sample the event’s first-ever official cocktail, the PATRÓN Headliner Margarita, which will be served in a glow-in-the-dark collector cup.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
26 Mar. 2025
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Amazon’s Bring Spring Sale offers the perfect chance to sample some of the category’s stars, from a viral collagen mask to a gentle cleanser that tightens pores to all but guarantee that coveted glass-skin glow.—
Jenny Berg,
Vogue,
25 Mar. 2025
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The most recent, a 44-year-old Ukrainian man who came to the U.S. through a humanitarian parole program, died at the facility after medical exams showed evidence of a possible hemorrhagic stroke.—
Verónica Egui Brito,
Miami Herald,
28 Mar. 2025
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My first day at Dyess AFB in Abilene, Texas, home to two dozen of the remaining B-1s still active, included a mandatory medical exam followed by SERE immersive parachute and ejection seat training - plus suit, helmet and oxygen-mask fittings.—
Jim Clash,
Forbes.com,
27 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Reznor and Ross resampled and processed the original cue with tonal and textural shifts to mirror the deepening relationship between the two central characters.—
Samantha Bergeson,
IndieWire,
6 Dec. 2024
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Days later, the city announced that resampling from 24 of the homes that had high lead levels found only two still above the federal action threshold — a drop that the NRDC says is almost impossible in less than two months.—
Kyla Guilfoil,
NBC News,
18 Nov. 2024
Noun
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The participants regularly took an intelligence test known as the Scottish Mental Survey of 1932.—
Angelica Stabile,
Fox News,
2 Oct. 2024
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In most cases, an intelligence test will be compared with a standardized achievement test to see if there is a discrepancy between the two scores.—
Christian Dashiell,
Parents,
30 July 2024
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Even elementary and high school students need to take entrance exams and placement tests.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
16 May 2024
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Many are trying to identify gaps sooner, adopting placement tests that delve deeper into math skills.—
Collin Binkley,
The Christian Science Monitor,
31 Aug. 2023
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“Retest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/retest. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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