as in test
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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Recent Examples of exam
While many colleges and universities are in finals now, Washington will not have its end-of-term exams until early June.
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Erick Mendoza, NBC news, 14 May 2026
While some careers unfold in boardrooms and strategy sessions, others happen in exam rooms, where each decision carries immediate weight.
—Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 14 May 2026
These dynamics have led both students and faculty to ask Princeton to bring professors back as exam proctors.
—Nate Anderson, ArsTechnica, 13 May 2026
Healing Bridge operates with nine exam rooms, roughly 85 volunteers, and a medical staff that includes 29 doctors, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants.
—Brian Unger, CBS News, 13 May 2026
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Erick Mendoza, NBC news, 14 May 2026
While some careers unfold in boardrooms and strategy sessions, others happen in exam rooms, where each decision carries immediate weight.
—Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 14 May 2026
These dynamics have led both students and faculty to ask Princeton to bring professors back as exam proctors.
—Nate Anderson, ArsTechnica, 13 May 2026
Healing Bridge operates with nine exam rooms, roughly 85 volunteers, and a medical staff that includes 29 doctors, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants.
—Brian Unger, CBS News, 13 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for exam
Noun
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Inexpensive test kits are available online or at garden centers.—
Donna Vickroy,
Chicago Tribune,
14 May 2026
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The Great Big Game Show is one of the newest attractions on International Drive, giving friends, co-workers, couples and families a chance to go head to head in tests of skill, luck, strategy and knowledge.—
Patrick Connolly,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 May 2026
Noun
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What this adaptation does offer is a deeper examination of genius as an existential burden in a society that enables others to co-opt it, monetize it, and use it as part of an agenda.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
11 May 2026
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Dwinal-Palisch suggests that this shift encourages a more nuanced examination of how value circulates through the workforce.—
Connie Etemadi,
USA Today,
11 May 2026
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“Exam.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exam. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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