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a set of questions or problems designed to assess knowledge, skills, or intelligence
the exam will cover everything we have studied this term
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Recent Examples of exam
A lot of faculty are doing away with take-home exams.
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Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 12 Sep. 2025
Your doctor may do a digital rectal exam by itself or as part of a comprehensive physical exam.
—Mark Gurarie, Health, 12 Sep. 2025
The Angels still had no news on the results of left-hander Reid Detmers’ MRI exam as of Thursday afternoon.
—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 12 Sep. 2025
In the other, a judge noted in a ruling that police conducted no forensic medical exam of the victim and appeared to make no attempt at locating a crime scene.
—Willoughby Mariano, ProPublica, 11 Sep. 2025
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Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 12 Sep. 2025
Your doctor may do a digital rectal exam by itself or as part of a comprehensive physical exam.
—Mark Gurarie, Health, 12 Sep. 2025
The Angels still had no news on the results of left-hander Reid Detmers’ MRI exam as of Thursday afternoon.
—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 12 Sep. 2025
In the other, a judge noted in a ruling that police conducted no forensic medical exam of the victim and appeared to make no attempt at locating a crime scene.
—Willoughby Mariano, ProPublica, 11 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for exam
Noun
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The American Culture Quiz is a weekly test of our unique national traits, trends, history and people, including current events and the sights and sounds of the United States.—
Khloe Quill,
FOXNews.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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In a test setting, the fluid enabled a battery pack to be charged from 10% to 80% capacity in under ten minutes.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Sep. 2025
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Auditors frequently canvas in-state neighborhoods in an effort to identify some degree of presence justifying a residency examination.—
Tom Cullinan,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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The entire project took around five months—a speedy time frame thanks to Stone’s careful examination of what could be reworked versus what needed to be entirely redone.—
Juliet Izon,
Architectural Digest,
17 Sep. 2025
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“Exam.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exam. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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