catechisms

noun

plural of catechism
as in exams

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  1. exams
  2. tests
  3. examinations
  4. investigations
  5. probes
  6. researches
  7. inquiries
  8. quizzes
Noun
  • Atlanta Public Schools improved on this year’s math, social studies and science exams at a rate that outpaced the state’s improvement benchmarks.
    — AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Bedient, a reproductive endocrinologist at the Fertility Center of Las Vegas, had already ordered the usual battery of tests, including bloodwork, sperm count and motility tests and uterine anatomy exams.
    — Sarah Elizabeth Richards, Scientific American, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of exams
Noun
  • Soil vapor tests revealed on July 31 the presence of the toxic chemical plume underneath Kennedy High School, officials said, leading the district to shutter the campus on Monday.
    — Kyle Martin, Mercury News, 7 Aug. 2026
  • During multi-hour exposure tests, the zeolite retained its full filtering ability without structural damage.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of tests
Noun
  • Becoming a therapist requires years of education, supervised practice, licensing examinations and often substantial student debt.
    — Wayne Lonstein, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • A number of projects deal with themes of displacement, migration and belonging, while examinations of aging and later life stages are also among the films receiving grants.
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of examinations
Noun
  • The government documents were released Thursday in connection with a motion from a defense lawyer in the case, Kevin Riach, who requested that officials disclose more material collected during the investigations.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Thousands of law enforcement agencies in 49 states can search and share Flock’s data across jurisdictions to aid their investigations.
    — Sarah Rankin, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of investigations
Noun
  • The sale comes amid a pair of parallel federal probes in Walter’s multibillion-dollar business empire, and just a few weeks after Kushner’s deal to lead an investment into FIFA’s proposed $20 billion commercial venture fell apart.
    — Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Tasers are designed to incapacitate muscles through pulsed current generated between probes.
    — Jennifer Borresen, USA Today, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of probes
Noun
  • Decades after researches first sequenced the human genome, scientists throughout the world are still working to understand it.
    — Gary Skuse, The Conversation, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Having heard of the fruitful researches carried on by you last year on the hitherto little understood properties of water surfaces.
    — Mariel Carr, Scientific American, 20 Mar. 2026
Definition of researches
Noun
  • Bob Kaplan, the founder of NAI Outdoor Hospitality Brokers based in Basalt, Colorado, said there have been a few inquiries about the property, which has been on the market for more than three months.
    — Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026
  • The transportation office referred inquiries to the superintendent's administrative assistant.
    — Amanda Pitts, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of inquiries
Noun
  • The app has also dabbled in other games including word games, quizzes and a Wheel of Fortune title.
    — Katie Campione, Deadline, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Around her, visitors sample Korean food, browse cosmetics, test their knowledge in quizzes and take part in K-pop dance contests.
    — John Bartlett, NPR, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of quizzes
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