1
as in examination
a systematic search for the truth or facts about something
an examen of the president's assassination that has been plagued by controversy since its original publication
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2
as in criticism
an essay evaluating or analyzing something
an insightful examen of the poet's works
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for examen
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Carter said the lab is involved in fingerprinting, narcotics, toxicology and firearms examination.—
Julie Gallant,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Aug. 2025 -
This is where a SOC 2 examination has become the new litmus test for trust.—
Jatin Narang,
Forbes.com,
11 Aug. 2025
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Two weeks after first pointing a firehose of blistering criticism at the Donald Trump administration, South Park is still going full bore against Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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YouTube and other social media platforms are cracking down on age verification measures after facing criticism that teens could circumvent their safeguards by signing up with a fake birthdate.—
Clare Duffy,
CNN Money,
13 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Crime is on a steady decline across the board over the past 18 months in Oakland, where city leaders previously had struggled to fend off conservative critiques of a spike in violence and burglaries during the COVID-19 pandemic.—
Shomik Mukherjee,
Mercury News,
12 Aug. 2025
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Another critique is known as elicitation: the hypothesis that reinforcement learning doesn’t actually endow AI models with greater intelligence but rather just elicits capabilities that the base model already possessed.—
Rob Toews,
Forbes.com,
10 Aug. 2025
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Eagle Hills Elementary did not answer the Statesman’s questions, directing inquiries to the school district.—
Sally Krutzig,
Idaho Statesman,
13 Aug. 2025
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The department is currently gathering information, Yates said, but will not begin an official inquiry until after the teenager’s Aug. 28 juvenile court appearance.—
Caroline Neal,
The Courier-Journal,
13 Aug. 2025
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The hearing officer review will be during a meeting beginning at 9 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 20, online.—
Ashley Mackin Solomon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Aug. 2025
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In his review of Season 4, IndieWire TV Critic Ben Travers cautioned that the show’s onslaught of celebrity guest stars could eventually turn into a real problem, but maintained that the show still offered enough charm to entertain TV fans.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
12 Aug. 2025
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But the study also claims London lags behind other cities, such as Singapore and Copenhagen, in its adaptation financing efforts.—
Jamie Hailstone,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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In the study, people started out at 6 mg, then increased to 12 mg four weeks later, then to the maintenance dose of 36 mg four weeks after that.—
Alice Park,
Time,
7 Aug. 2025
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As search efforts continue, there has been no sign of the 46-year-old woman — even after a multi-agency exploration of a nearby forest preserve.—
Sam Gillette,
People.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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The plan calls for up to two drill rigs operating simultaneously during exploration.—
John Leos,
AZCentral.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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The data collected by the probe could, says Bambi, alter scientists’ understanding of general relativity and the rules of physics.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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The internal company probe found that the woman’s ride started at 8:53 p.m. the previous evening, with her destination being a house about 22 minutes away.—
Nancy Dillon,
Rolling Stone,
6 Aug. 2025
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“Examen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/examen. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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