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as in tease
a person who causes repeated emotional pain, distress, or annoyance to another
always eager to put everything down, my boyfriend had to be a quiz and make fun of the actors and costumes in our local theater troupe's latest production
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as in exam
a set of questions or problems designed to assess knowledge, skills, or intelligence
according to the magazine's marriage quiz, the chances that we'll have a 10th wedding anniversary are just about nil
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as in character
a person of odd or whimsical habits
even by House of Lords standards, the cross-dressing earl was considered quite a quiz
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as in to ask
to put a question or questions to
quickly quizzed her about the assignment before heading off to class
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as in to question
to put a series of questions to
hated the way those relatives would quiz me about my partner and our living arrangements
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Recent Examples of quiz
Alex Kirshner, The Athletic, 23 Feb. 2025
Their color is also revealed at this point showing how tough the quiz setters thought that set of connections would be.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 17 Feb. 2025
Courtenay Brown, Axios, 11 Feb. 2025
The Floor Season 3 premiere The trivia show returns as Rob Lowe quizzes contestants on their knowledge of pets, gardening, ice cream flavors, ancient history and more.
—Claire Franken, TVLine, 5 Feb. 2025
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Noun
Test your knowledge with The Athletic’s weekly quiz.
—Alex Kirshner, The Athletic, 23 Feb. 2025
Their color is also revealed at this point showing how tough the quiz setters thought that set of connections would be.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 17 Feb. 2025
Verb
The bottom line: Unlike hearings in recent years, lawmakers did not quiz Powell nearly as much about interest rate plans and inflation.
—Courtenay Brown, Axios, 11 Feb. 2025
The Floor Season 3 premiere The trivia show returns as Rob Lowe quizzes contestants on their knowledge of pets, gardening, ice cream flavors, ancient history and more.
—Claire Franken, TVLine, 5 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for quiz
Noun
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The image teases both the film’s narrative developments and its jagged formal approach, as the director (who shares editing duties with both co-writer Karen Plata and DP Odei Zabaleta) aims to structurally replicate the non-linear disorder and occasional blind spots of ruptured childhood memories.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
26 Feb. 2025
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Unsurprisingly, Ben Mendelsohn's return as Orson Krennic and his Death Star project also steal the spotlight for a few seconds in this preview; his appearance was a given after the final tease of season 1.—
Fran Ruiz,
Space.com,
24 Feb. 2025
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And direct-to-consumer darling Warby Parker will start by opening five shop-in-shops in the second half of the year, offering prescription glasses, sunglasses, contacts, eye exams and vision tests.—
Pamela N. Danziger,
Forbes,
5 Mar. 2025
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The Menopause Society has worked to fill this void, offering educational resources and establishing a competency exam in 2002 for health care professionals to earn a Menopause Society Certified Practitioner credential.—
Ashley May,
Axios,
3 Mar. 2025
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The trio played characters who died in the franchise and are returning in a surprise way.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
4 Mar. 2025
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Its meticulous blending and use of multiple recipes create a depth of character that appeals to casual drinkers and connoisseurs alike.—
Joseph V Micallef,
Forbes,
4 Mar. 2025
Verb
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How can Ukraine be assured that Russian President Vladimir Putin would abide by any ceasefire deal – and not resume fighting in a year or two, Zelensky asks.—
Tim Lister,
CNN,
5 Mar. 2025
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House Speaker Mike Johnson asked the sergeant at arms to eject Green from the floor.—
Nik Popli,
TIME,
5 Mar. 2025
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The daughter was taken into police custody and is being questioned.—
Rocco Parascandola,
New York Daily News,
5 Mar. 2025
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Education Secretary Linda McMahon criticized the university for allegedly failing to protect Jewish students and questioned its eligibility for federal business contracts.—
Hannah Parry,
Newsweek,
5 Mar. 2025
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Some parents might use screens as a way to get their kid to settle after a long day of activity, or maybe their child's test scores only improved after watching tutorials on YouTube.—
Annabelle Canela,
Parents,
26 Feb. 2025
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In the nineteen-thirties, Japan colonized Manchuria, in northeastern China, and the region became a test ground for techno-fascism.—
Kyle Chayka,
The New Yorker,
26 Feb. 2025
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Would love to know what these career eccentrics make of the pomp and pageantry of the Grammys.—
August Brown,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Feb. 2025
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Foreman was one of the last living crossover theatrical eccentrics, an outsider artist whose philosophically rigorous work for downtown micro-audiences alternated with engagements at Lincoln Center and the Festival d’Automne, in Paris.—
Helen Shaw,
The New Yorker,
9 Jan. 2025
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The Star-Telegram reported in January 1912 that immigration agent I. B. Lewis and police spent a Saturday interrogating north side immigrants.—
Richard J. Gonzales,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
1 Mar. 2025
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Officers interrogate, fine, and even arrest people suspected of posting offensive or harmful content online.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
28 Feb. 2025
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“Quiz.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quiz. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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