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as in exams
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 investigations
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 inspections
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 examinations
And the bureau has said its digital evidence laboratory conducts hundreds of audio and video examinations each year.
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Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 12 Feb. 2026
But those examinations and other fees associated with the deal eventually saw the move collapse.
—Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026
Patients accused Heaps of groping them, performing unnecessarily invasive examinations and making suggestive comments.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 3 Feb. 2026
The Duneland district finished first in Northwest Indiana and eighth in the state on the ILEARN examinations for third through eighth graders.
—Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2026
The alleged examinations weren’t recorded in the woman’s medical file, according to investigators.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 23 Jan. 2026
Our state-of-the-art offices are equipped for comprehensive skin examinations, advanced testing, and cutting-edge treatments designed with your comfort and health in mind.
—Rocklin Dermatology, Sacbee.com, 23 Jan. 2026
Only larger mortgage lenders (those with over 200 home loan originations in the previous year) are subject to these examinations.
—Aj Dhaliwal, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
Extensive efforts made in the months since Lilly and Jack went missing have included a grid search of the woods surrounding their home, plus the use of cadaver dogs and polygraph examinations, according to the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC).
—Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 18 Jan. 2026
Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 12 Feb. 2026
But those examinations and other fees associated with the deal eventually saw the move collapse.
—Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026
Patients accused Heaps of groping them, performing unnecessarily invasive examinations and making suggestive comments.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 3 Feb. 2026
The Duneland district finished first in Northwest Indiana and eighth in the state on the ILEARN examinations for third through eighth graders.
—Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2026
The alleged examinations weren’t recorded in the woman’s medical file, according to investigators.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 23 Jan. 2026
Our state-of-the-art offices are equipped for comprehensive skin examinations, advanced testing, and cutting-edge treatments designed with your comfort and health in mind.
—Rocklin Dermatology, Sacbee.com, 23 Jan. 2026
Only larger mortgage lenders (those with over 200 home loan originations in the previous year) are subject to these examinations.
—Aj Dhaliwal, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
Extensive efforts made in the months since Lilly and Jack went missing have included a grid search of the woods surrounding their home, plus the use of cadaver dogs and polygraph examinations, according to the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC).
—Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 18 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for examinations
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As a result, doctors are being forced to fall back on basic clinical exams to diagnose patients.—
Sarah Moreno
Updated February 19,
Miami Herald,
19 Feb. 2026
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Perplexity incentivizes students to promote its products on college campuses by giving them money for each student who downloads Comet, its AI browser, and runs ads showcasing how its tool helps students cheat on assignments and exams.—
Liz Shulman,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Feb. 2026
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Privacy concerns about using massive DNA databases in law enforcement investigations continue – especially for services that exist mostly to satisfy people’s personal curiosity about their heritage.—
Andy Rose,
CNN Money,
19 Feb. 2026
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South Korea’s Justice Ministry bans Yoon from traveling overseas as police, prosecutors and an anti-corruption agency expand competing investigations into allegations of rebellion and other charges.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
19 Feb. 2026
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That’s because about $440 million in the program remains unspent — the result of recent eligibility changes and homeowners receiving free inspections but not upgrading their homes to receive the grants.—
Lawrence Mower,
Miami Herald,
19 Feb. 2026
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General home inspections commonly run around the low-to-mid $300s in KC, varying with size and age according to Homeyou.—
Allison Palmer
Updated February 19,
Kansas City Star,
19 Feb. 2026
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The new sunscreen achieved an SPF rating of 30 and – without the clumping particles – was visibly less whiter, as confirmed by an array of color science metric tests the team conducted.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
14 Feb. 2026
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Matrix has already completed successful flight tests near Shanghai, bringing real size and real ambition to an industry still dominated by small prototypes.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
14 Feb. 2026
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The media company has largely ignored reporters’ inquiries about the letter.—
semafor.com,
semafor.com,
16 Feb. 2026
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Neither Denver Arts & Venues nor the artist immediately responded to inquiries about the installations’ locations, size or overall look.—
John Wenzel,
Denver Post,
16 Feb. 2026
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For decades, California lawmakers requested state audits, Californians have paid for those audits, and the State Auditor provided detailed recommendations on how to fix waste, fraud, and oversight failures across state government.—
0,
CBS News,
16 Feb. 2026
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Its delay is a win for Mayor Kirk Watson, who is separately pushing to pass a city ordinance requiring external audits.—
Chaya Tong,
Austin American Statesman,
11 Feb. 2026
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Longitudinal studies across diverse populations will be needed to assess whether shifts in the oral microbiome can predict future weight gain, insulin resistance, or cardiometabolic decline, and perhaps most excitingly, whether modifying one's oral ecosystem alters systemic metabolic markers.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
14 Feb. 2026
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This means that even if lack of sleep plays a genuine role in increasing your injury risk, studies like this will have a hard time proving it.—
Alex Hutchinson,
Outside,
14 Feb. 2026
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Often regarded as Egypt’s answer to Alfred Hitchcock, the great director Kamal al Sheikh was known for his noir-inflected, clear-eyed explorations of class.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
16 Feb. 2026
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The Prince recounts his interplanetary explorations, with strange characters at each stop, before his arrival on Earth.—
Scott Cantrell,
Dallas Morning News,
7 Feb. 2026
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“Examinations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/examinations. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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