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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
Further examinations by team doctors showed nothing serious and Glasow was cleared to pitch Monday.
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Doug Padilla, Oc Register, 9 Sep. 2025
Older pilots are required to get an examination every six months.
—Pete Muntean, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2025
The scene where the two children were found has been locked down for a forensic examination, the police note in their release.
—Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
This examination did not start with us.
—Brad Greenwood, The Conversation, 5 Sep. 2025
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Doug Padilla, Oc Register, 9 Sep. 2025
Older pilots are required to get an examination every six months.
—Pete Muntean, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2025
The scene where the two children were found has been locked down for a forensic examination, the police note in their release.
—Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
This examination did not start with us.
—Brad Greenwood, The Conversation, 5 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for examination
Noun
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This shifts the conversation from an exam to a dialogue about needs.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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In China, students must pass a highly competitive national postgraduate entrance exam and then study for at least two years before landing a master’s degree.—
Joyce Jiang,
CNN Money,
13 Sep. 2025
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The agency announced the reward on Thursday shortly after releasing two images of the person of interest in the investigation.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
13 Sep. 2025
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Beau Mason, Commissioner of the Utah Department of Public Safety, gave a timeline of the investigation at a press conference earlier on Thursday.—
Connor Greene,
Time,
12 Sep. 2025
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Investigators have interviewed multiple former Esparto fire chiefs and searched reams of department documents going back decades to look for fire permits, building plans and inspection records.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacbee.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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The company provides process control and yield management solutions for semiconductor industries, including defect inspection, metrology (the science of measurement), process monitoring, computational lithography, and data analytics products.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 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,
FOXNews.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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In a test setting, the fluid enabled a battery pack to be charged from 10% to 80% capacity in under ten minutes.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Sep. 2025
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Meanwhile, analytical software has revolutionized linguistic inquiry, enabling greater understanding of the ways language works—when, how, and why words break out; the specific contexts for expressions and idioms.—
Stefan Fatsis,
The Atlantic,
13 Sep. 2025
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The Federal Trade Commission has launched an inquiry into several social media and artificial intelligence companies about the potential harms to children and teenagers who use their AI chatbots as companions.—
Barbara Ortutay,
Fortune,
12 Sep. 2025
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The agreement says Campbell’s campaign was selected for audit at a random drawing in 2023.—
Jeff McDonald,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Sep. 2025
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The new location will allow Wiggam Law to support clients outside of downtown Atlanta and directly in Gwinnett County, offering legal services including audit defense, tax litigation, penalty abatement, innocent spouse relief and IRS collections representation.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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Musk has had perhaps the largest impact of any one person on space exploration in recent years, from both a cultural and technological standpoint.—
Jackie Wattles,
CNN Money,
12 Sep. 2025
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Cave exploration had grown more popular in late-nineteenth-century Europe along with mountaineering.—
Danny Robb,
JSTOR Daily,
12 Sep. 2025
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The quiet street where Robinson lived with his parents is now the subject of intense scrutiny.—
Davis Winkie,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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Reactions to Kirk’s death included Team USA BMX rider Chelsea Wolfe, who faced scrutiny after posting celebratory messages on Instagram.—
Amber Corrine,
VIBE.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Examination.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/examination. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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