examens

noun

plural of examen
1
as in examinations
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 critiques
an essay evaluating or analyzing something an insightful examen of the poet's works

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for examens
  1. examinations
  2. critiques
  3. investigations
  4. criticisms
  5. studies
  6. reviews
  7. inquiries
  8. explorations
Noun
  • In part, these changes have been spurred by – and continue to spur – deeper examinations of Islamic teachings by religious leaders as well as civilian scholars.
    — Monitor's Editorial Board, Christian Science Monitor, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Recent technical examinations reveal several modifications beneath the pictorial surface.
    — Sarah Belmont, ARTnews.com, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of examinations
Noun
  • His father won't be around for tips and critiques, but Bronny is ready to figure out some things on his own — and with ample help from his teammates and coaches, of course.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 29 Sep. 2026
  • In 2001, in response to such critiques, the Smithsonian convened a blue-ribbon commission of historians and others led by Richard Darman, a former top aide in Republican White Houses.
    — Alec MacGillis, ProPublica, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of critiques
Noun
  • The bill also required the state water board to consult with tribes whose ancestral territories included water bodies during investigations into water rights.
    — Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 1 Oct. 2026
  • For all the attention organizations give to Title IX compliance, general workplace investigations—the kind every private employer eventually faces—rarely get the same documentation discipline.
    — Beth Worthy, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of investigations
Noun
  • Alongside his criticisms of Britain, the Argentine president devoted some invective to the United Nations itself.
    — Adrienne Vogt, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Yet the traditions of these holidays stand alongside the criticisms, both of which allow for debate, revision of celebration, and dissemination of knowledge without tossing out holidays wholesale.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of criticisms
Noun
  • The trial began in July and is one of several studies launched to find some protection and another way of at least slowing the outbreak.
    — CONSTANT SAME BAGALWA, Arkansas Online, 4 Oct. 2026
  • However, as some researchers have pointed out, the available studies didn’t assess whether emotions are actually regulated through the chatbot, and therefore conflate distress relief with attachment.
    — Pascal Vrticka, Scientific American, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of studies
Noun
  • Picture a Sacramento employee called into a Friday afternoon meeting after years of solid reviews.
    — William Jones, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Many of the 175 findings in the report will not come as a surprise to those who have followed the flurry of lawsuits, investigative news reports and city and county after-action reviews.
    — Evan Bush, NBC news, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of reviews
Noun
  • Not so long ago, such inquiries belonged among the woo-woo subsect of our social dynamics and our literature.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Inside Lindblom, university leaders playfully lobbied on behalf of their campuses to a group of more than a dozen participants, who fired inquiries back about courses, postgraduation job success rates, campus accessibility and culture, and more.
    — Kate Perez, Chicago Tribune, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of inquiries
Noun
  • Part of it has to do with Tariq, a Pakistani American filmmaker who partially grew up in Texas and has a knack for embedding a dizzying aesthetic into cross-cultural explorations.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Hadrian’s Wall is the place of continuing archeological discovery, even after all these years and explorations.
    — Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of explorations
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