as in tests
a set of questions or problems designed to assess knowledge, skills, or intelligence
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Recent Examples of exams
Patrick Nolten, assistant superintendent for assessment and accountability, said the calendar is set with several parameters in mind, including starting as late as possible in August but still ending the semester before winter break so high school students can wrap up their final exams.
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Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 5 Feb. 2026
Juneteenth became a holiday at a most inconvenient time in the school year — at the end of the instructional year and during Regents exams.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 5 Feb. 2026
Lawrence County Coroner Rich Johnson says post-mortem exams indicate the wife was the homicide victim, while the husband took his own life.
—Shelley Bortz, CBS News, 4 Feb. 2026
Traditional hands-on exams and imaging tools meant for larger animals often aren’t sensitive enough to detect bone fractures in these diminutive creatures.
—Sarah Kuta, Popular Science, 4 Feb. 2026
Truant students will receive Saturday school detention and lose exemptions for final exams, Wright wrote.
—Keri Heath, Austin American Statesman, 3 Feb. 2026
Later research clarified that while those who had passed the exams had measurable hippocampal growth, this was not the case for those who failed the test.
—Big Think, 29 Jan. 2026
After returning from a six-month leave with just six weeks to prepare students for exams, his classes still achieved a 71% pass rate, and for the past three years, his students have exceeded district and state scores.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 29 Jan. 2026
The initial break came during the pandemic, when testing center closures made exams difficult to access.
—Anna Esaki-Smith, Forbes.com, 28 Jan. 2026
Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 5 Feb. 2026
Juneteenth became a holiday at a most inconvenient time in the school year — at the end of the instructional year and during Regents exams.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 5 Feb. 2026
Lawrence County Coroner Rich Johnson says post-mortem exams indicate the wife was the homicide victim, while the husband took his own life.
—Shelley Bortz, CBS News, 4 Feb. 2026
Traditional hands-on exams and imaging tools meant for larger animals often aren’t sensitive enough to detect bone fractures in these diminutive creatures.
—Sarah Kuta, Popular Science, 4 Feb. 2026
Truant students will receive Saturday school detention and lose exemptions for final exams, Wright wrote.
—Keri Heath, Austin American Statesman, 3 Feb. 2026
Later research clarified that while those who had passed the exams had measurable hippocampal growth, this was not the case for those who failed the test.
—Big Think, 29 Jan. 2026
After returning from a six-month leave with just six weeks to prepare students for exams, his classes still achieved a 71% pass rate, and for the past three years, his students have exceeded district and state scores.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 29 Jan. 2026
The initial break came during the pandemic, when testing center closures made exams difficult to access.
—Anna Esaki-Smith, Forbes.com, 28 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for exams
Noun
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These tests allowed the team to examine how accurately the system could detect transitions from safe to unsafe contact in real time.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
8 Feb. 2026
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Sound waves from the ultrasound had been shown to interact with circulating microbubbles, standard imaging contrast agents used in tests like echocardiograms.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
7 Feb. 2026
Noun
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But those examinations and other fees associated with the deal eventually saw the move collapse.—
Matt Woosnam,
New York Times,
4 Feb. 2026
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Women who brought the lawsuits said the university ignored their complaints and deliberately concealed abuse that happened for decades during examinations at the UCLA student health center, the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center or in Heaps’ campus office.—
Greg Norman-Diamond,
FOXNews.com,
3 Feb. 2026
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“Exams.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exams. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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