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as in exam
a set of questions or problems designed to assess knowledge, skills, or intelligence
applicants to the prep school are required to take a demanding examination
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as in investigation
a systematic search for the truth or facts about something
an examination into the extent and causes of juvenile delinquency in the community
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as in inspection
a close look at or over someone or something in order to judge condition
even a hasty examination will tell any jeweler that that is not a real diamond
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Recent Examples of examination
The findings, a year in the making, represent one of the most self-critical examinations any elite university has publicly undertaken.
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Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 15 Apr. 2026
To take these measurements, researchers reviewed IQ tests administered to the participants in schools at the age of 16 and similar, standardized cognition examinations performed at ages 53, 64, 72 and 80.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 14 Apr. 2026
ProPublica’s examination reveals new details on how the president has unleashed his loyalists to transform elections.
—Doug Bock Clark, ProPublica, 13 Apr. 2026
But understanding the Pioneers’ breathtaking run requires a deeper examination of the scene.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 13 Apr. 2026
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Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 15 Apr. 2026
To take these measurements, researchers reviewed IQ tests administered to the participants in schools at the age of 16 and similar, standardized cognition examinations performed at ages 53, 64, 72 and 80.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 14 Apr. 2026
ProPublica’s examination reveals new details on how the president has unleashed his loyalists to transform elections.
—Doug Bock Clark, ProPublica, 13 Apr. 2026
But understanding the Pioneers’ breathtaking run requires a deeper examination of the scene.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 13 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for examination
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In Chicago, the charter network Noble Schools routinely outperformed the city’s district students on college entrance exams, even though students arrived at Noble with lower average test scores.—
Steven F. Wilson,
The Atlantic,
24 Apr. 2026
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Additionally, the class action lawsuit has more than 200 of Todd’s patients sign on, who say they were abused or assaulted during what were supposed to be exams.—
Colleen Cronin,
Boston Herald,
23 Apr. 2026
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Ragnars plays Freya, the child’s mother, described as an unrelenting presence who launches her own investigation when the village begins to accept the deaths as acts of the Gods.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
22 Apr. 2026
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From child abuse allegations to health hazards, a series of CBS News New York investigations have raised serious questions about safety at a Bright Horizons in Manhattan.—
Tim McNicholas,
CBS News,
22 Apr. 2026
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For conspiracy theory experts, the missing-scientists saga similarly falls apart on any closer inspection.—
Dan Adler,
Vanity Fair,
22 Apr. 2026
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Now, those day cares are required to publicly post their child care performance summaries, which are recaps of any inspections from the last year.—
Tim McNicholas,
CBS News,
22 Apr. 2026
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In Boston’s public schools, sixth graders used chatbots powered by OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Anthropic’s Claude to prepare for this year’s statewide standardized tests.—
Jessica Winter,
New Yorker,
23 Apr. 2026
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The Culture That Lasts Can Be Passed On Every organization eventually faces the same test.—
Richard P. Weigand,
Rolling Stone,
22 Apr. 2026
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For example, there might be recent credit inquiries in your credit report.—
Jeff Lazerson,
Oc Register,
23 Apr. 2026
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The State Department did not respond to inquiries into its selection process this year, nor the nature of Scavino and Parido’s relationship, though Scavino’s Arts in Embassies program has been advertising its partnership with the AAC.—
Jacqui Palumbo,
CNN Money,
23 Apr. 2026
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In the early 1990s, Kaufman started at Snapple in its audit department.—
Angela Andaloro,
PEOPLE,
11 Apr. 2026
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The state Public Utilities Commission would have to consider the audits’ findings before agreeing to raise customer rates to cover even more wildfire spending.—
Melody Petersen,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Apr. 2026
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The exploration of others is simultaneously a self-exploration.—
Tim Brinkhof,
JSTOR Daily,
22 Apr. 2026
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More than four years after the team publicly floated the idea of downtown baseball, the project has been defined more by its twists and turns than its resolutions — and included explorations outside downtown and even in Kansas.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
22 Apr. 2026
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Among the goals of Schools Beyond Screens is to enforce closer scrutiny of the lucrative contracts that urban districts enter into with tech companies.—
Jessica Winter,
New Yorker,
23 Apr. 2026
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His attorney Blair Berk has demanded an immediate preliminary hearing and insisted prosecutors’ case could not stand up to scrutiny.—
Richard Winton,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Apr. 2026
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“Examination.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/examination. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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