Thesaurus results for EXAMINATIONS

examinations

noun

plural of examination

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 If audits and examinations into the president's taxes were thrown out under the settlement, an untold figure could be wiped from his bill to the federal tax collector. —

ABC News, 3 June 2026 The team believes that the technology could become highly valuable in reactor research, post-irradiation examinations, and nuclear forensics investigations that involve shielded and hazardous materials. —

Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 28 May 2026 What is usually missed in examinations of the global village is that McLuhan was not necessarily optimistic about it. —

Brian A. Cogan, Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 May 2026 But after initial examinations, the Jays may be able to breathe a sigh of relief. —

Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 24 May 2026 As the injury dragged on throughout the first weeks of spring training, Gonzalez wondered if all the examinations and tests had somehow failed to find the root cause. —

Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 23 May 2026 Medical examiners and coroners are both known as medicolegal death investigators, a term Idaho applies to people who make formal inquiries or examinations to determine the cause and manner of a person’s death. —

Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 20 May 2026 After initial examinations, authorities determined the 29-year-old woman died of hyperthermia. —

Alexandra Koch , Brooke Taylor, FOXNews.com, 13 May 2026 Following initial examinations, the medical examiner determined that the female victim, a 29-year-old from Mexico, died of hyperthermia. —

Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 12 May 2026

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Intelligent grid inspectors Chinese power utilities are deploying a range of robotic systems, including snake robots, robot dogs, drones, and surveillance cameras, to monitor electricity infrastructure and maintain reliable power supplies during the national college entrance exams.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 11 June 2026
States have since haltingly rolled out standards for history education, but after 30 years of reform, students’ performance on history exams has slightly declined—just 14 percent are rated proficient.

— Yoni Appelbaum, The Atlantic, 8 June 2026