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noun

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plural of retest
as in pretests

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verb

present tense third-person singular of retest
as in samples

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  1. exams
  2. researches
  3. investigates
Noun
  • The university canceled final exams for the week.
    Corina Knoll, New York Times, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Classes were canceled Tuesday, and final exams were postponed.
    Jenny Jarvie, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of exams
Verb
  • Therabody researches the effects of this type of therapy in their own labs and with third-party research partners and found that using a Theragun massager for two minutes provides the same results as a 15-minute manual massage.
    Cai Cramer, People.com, 6 Dec. 2024
  • The World Health Organization’s arm that researches cancer had already concluded in 2006 that the chemical is a carcinogen.
    Sharon Lerner and Al Shaw, CNN, 5 Dec. 2024
Definition of researches
Verb
  • The latest episode of Newsweek's Horizons podcast investigates the most promising ways to reduce the flood of plastic waste clogging waterways, threatening human health and harming ocean ecosystems.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
  • The film centers on an ex-special ops operative who investigates a cybercrime syndicate after a young woman falls victim to a scam.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 9 Dec. 2024
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