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as in analyses
the separation and identification of the parts of a whole
a metallurgist did an assay on the metal and determined it contained nickel
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as in attempts
archaic
an effort to do or accomplish something
the poem about a frustrated man's last assay at greatness
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as in analyzes
to identify and examine the basic elements or parts of (something) especially for discovering interrelationships
the company assayed a sample of the rock to see if it contained gold in quantities worth mining
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as in tries
to make an effort to do
assaying the task of writing his autobiography
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Recent Examples of assays
Sacbee.com, 9 Oct. 2025
But while most of that capital flows into drug discovery, the white space is in clinical infrastructure—where predictive assays can shift spend from catastrophic claims to actuarial foresight.
—Sindhya Valloppillil, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
Noun
Examples of tests include reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction, viral culture and immunofluorescence assays.
—Sacbee.com, 9 Oct. 2025
But while most of that capital flows into drug discovery, the white space is in clinical infrastructure—where predictive assays can shift spend from catastrophic claims to actuarial foresight.
—Sindhya Valloppillil, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for assays
Noun
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These analyses ruled out explanations like recency bias, where animals simply favor the most recent signal, or responding to the most obvious cue.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Oct. 2025
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The American Cancer Society recommends that adults aged 45 and up get regular colon cancer screenings, either stool analyses or colonoscopies.—
Vanessa Etienne,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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The Stars struggled to find the target on their three attempts against Sergei Bobrovsky in the shootout.—
Adam H. Beasley,
Miami Herald,
2 Nov. 2025
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Shot attempts were 25-12, scoring chances were 11-5 and HD chances were 3-0.—
Vincent Z. Mercogliano,
New York Times,
2 Nov. 2025
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Using advanced machine learning algorithms, Vision AI analyzes every error to find groups with common failure causes.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
30 Oct. 2025
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Harbor analyzes medical data to predict patient care costs and whether a patient is at high risk of developing a specific condition, requiring a surgery or needing hospitalization.—
Hayley Cuccinello,
CNBC,
30 Oct. 2025
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The Israeli titles include Netalie Braun’s Oxygen, about a single mother who awaits her son’s army discharge, and Shai Carmeli-Pollak’s The Sea, which tells the story of a Palestinian boy who tries to reach the Mediterranean Sea for the first time in his life.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Nov. 2025
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Saito tries to keep his pack as light as possible.—
Kelly Meyerhofer,
jsonline.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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The first two questions were about the investigations, and the third was about how great the games had been during the week.—
Andrew Marchand,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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The Miami Heat and Portland Trail Blazers both won their first games since Heat guard Terry Rozier and Portland head coach Chauncey Billups were arrested on Thursday in connection with two separate federal gambling investigations announced by the Eastern District of New York.—
Issy Ronald,
CNN Money,
25 Oct. 2025
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These nation-wide country-goes-city celebrations of agricultural bounty, mechanical innovations and skilled handcrafts have been drawing crowds since the first fair was held in upstate New York in 1841.—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes.com,
27 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Dill’s lab, which dissects ticks to check for Lyme and other diseases, seemed far removed from campus culture wars.—
Emma Green,
New Yorker,
13 Oct. 2025
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Housel is known for his bestseller The Psychology of Money, which dissects how people’s previous beliefs, behaviors, and emotions impact finances.—
Jessica Coacci,
Fortune,
12 Oct. 2025
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Every athlete faces the fear of failure and strives to uphold a standard.—
Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
24 Oct. 2025
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Unity strives for timely payment processing, typically aiming to complete clean claims within about a month, with accountability built into its agreements.—
Jason Phillips,
USA Today,
21 Oct. 2025
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“Assays.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assays. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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