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a set of questions or problems designed to assess knowledge, skills, or intelligence
the exam will cover everything we have studied this term
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Some of the tests are tricky, even risky — standing on one leg with your eyes closed, for instance — and the entire exam requires expertise and equipment such as a blood pressure cuff, tape measure and foam pillow.
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The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Oct. 2025
Additionally, implants don’t change how a woman would perform a breast self exam.
—Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 28 Oct. 2025
Withdrawing from her residency without graduating means she never was allowed to test to become board-certified -- an exam to prove a high level of expertise in a medical specialty.
—Youri Benadjaoud, ABC News, 28 Oct. 2025
Among the victims was a woman who was having a pelvic exam, though unaware she was being filmed during the process.
—Tresa Baldas, Freep.com, 28 Oct. 2025
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The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Oct. 2025
Additionally, implants don’t change how a woman would perform a breast self exam.
—Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 28 Oct. 2025
Withdrawing from her residency without graduating means she never was allowed to test to become board-certified -- an exam to prove a high level of expertise in a medical specialty.
—Youri Benadjaoud, ABC News, 28 Oct. 2025
Among the victims was a woman who was having a pelvic exam, though unaware she was being filmed during the process.
—Tresa Baldas, Freep.com, 28 Oct. 2025
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Noun
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The research team also highlighted that the system passed all tests.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Nov. 2025
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The American Culture Quiz is a weekly test of our unique national traits, trends, history and people, including current events and the sights and sounds of the United States.—
Khloe Quill , Kelly McGreal,
FOXNews.com,
2 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Cowley ends his examination of the postwar cultural situation on a note of doubt, not least about the changing status and nature of literary criticism.—
Michael Gorra,
The Atlantic,
4 Nov. 2025
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The helicopter was recovered and retained for further examination.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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“Exam.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exam. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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