as in test
a set of questions or problems designed to assess knowledge, skills, or intelligence
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Overall, schools in the Lake Worth district, which has about 3,300 students, have severely underperformed on STAAR exams.
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Jan. 2026
Prosecutors said the exam revealed Mayfield’s semen on her body and in her underwear.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 21 Jan. 2026
If not every case demanded the same treatment, but every patient had an equal moral claim to dignity, freedom, and individuality, how to bring civil rights into the exam room?
—Eric Boodman, STAT, 20 Jan. 2026
Nationwide, more than 90% of nursing-school graduates passed the exam on the first try.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 20 Jan. 2026
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Jan. 2026
Prosecutors said the exam revealed Mayfield’s semen on her body and in her underwear.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 21 Jan. 2026
If not every case demanded the same treatment, but every patient had an equal moral claim to dignity, freedom, and individuality, how to bring civil rights into the exam room?
—Eric Boodman, STAT, 20 Jan. 2026
Nationwide, more than 90% of nursing-school graduates passed the exam on the first try.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 20 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for exam
Noun
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Matching this test with electrons would require maintaining quantum coherence for 100 million years.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
22 Jan. 2026
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Online Finance Certifications Expand Access and Impact Globally Traditional finance programs have long required high fees, limited test centers, or multi-year commitments.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
22 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The examination of the past all feels pretty surface-level.—
Dash Lewis,
Pitchfork,
8 Jan. 2026
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After an examination of her records, the election board said 188 of Walker Thomas’ petition signatures were invalid, which brought her total number of valid signatures to 445, below the minimum 500 signatures required to run.—
Addison Wright,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Jan. 2026
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