as in test
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
An exam room at the Colorado Health Network.
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Sarah Horbacewicz, CBS News, 11 Feb. 2026
Doctor’s offices, hospitals, and other providers need to be able to supply real price information, not at the checkout station but in the exam room.
—Jared Rhoads, STAT, 10 Feb. 2026
They were given the chance to become firefighters through a department promotional exam.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 10 Feb. 2026
To set the exam, 11 mathematical luminaries—including one Fields Medal winner—contributed math problems that had arisen in their research.
—Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 9 Feb. 2026
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Sarah Horbacewicz, CBS News, 11 Feb. 2026
Doctor’s offices, hospitals, and other providers need to be able to supply real price information, not at the checkout station but in the exam room.
—Jared Rhoads, STAT, 10 Feb. 2026
They were given the chance to become firefighters through a department promotional exam.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 10 Feb. 2026
To set the exam, 11 mathematical luminaries—including one Fields Medal winner—contributed math problems that had arisen in their research.
—Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 9 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for exam
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With initial tests scheduled by the end of 2026, the partnership aims to achieve operational functionality in the first two years, followed by further development and expansion.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Feb. 2026
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Nissen and his fellow researchers’ test subjects took around 45 minute naps on average.—
Hunter Boyce,
AJC.com,
11 Feb. 2026
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For Conan O’Brien, an old hand whose podcast Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend is a big player in the field, witty banter and appropriately leading queries come naturally; O’Brien also has plenty of pals on, but has a knack for turning their back-and-forth into a deeper examination of their friendship.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
7 Feb. 2026
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An examination of the computer rankings of the Southern Section’s 516 teams indicates that the Open Division could be a 12-team group this season.—
Steve Fryer,
Oc Register,
6 Feb. 2026
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“Exam.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exam. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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