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exam

noun

ex·​am ig-ˈzam How to pronounce exam (audio)
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Examples of exam in a Sentence

Your final exam will count for half of the semester's grade. the exam will cover everything we have studied this term
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The change, experts hope, will encourage more women to undergo regular screening for the cancer by giving them an alternative to a speculum exam. Kaitlin Sullivan, NBC news, 4 Dec. 2025 Instead of engineers with wrenches, its exam team of researchers aimed something far more penetrating than a flashlight at its aluminum skin. Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 4 Dec. 2025 Noting that a full exam and necropsy will be conducted at UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine, the museum also shared its plans to hold a public memorial in the near future. Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 3 Dec. 2025 According to Belga, the Belgian actor had been required to take remedial exams, but had failed to do so. Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 3 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for exam

Word History

First Known Use

1568, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of exam was in 1568

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“Exam.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exam. Accessed 7 Dec. 2025.

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exam

noun
ex·​am ig-ˈzam How to pronounce exam (audio)

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exam

noun
ex·​am ig-ˈzam How to pronounce exam (audio)

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