examinations

plural of examination
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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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Recent Examples of examinations In addition to medical examinations and diagnostic tests, all guests receive classic massages, lymphatic drainage, abdominal massages, and hayflower detox wraps. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Oct. 2026 Earlier demonstrations erupted over mismanagement of a string of public examinations, and broader youth disenchantment with the authorities. — Morgan Chalfant, semafor.com, 7 Oct. 2026 The program includes initial and final medical examinations, diagnostic assessments, bioelectrical impedance analysis, a 3D body scan, an individualized nutrition plan, movement therapy, therapeutic massage and an online nutrition follow-up. — Ashley Lynch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Oct. 2026 The program includes initial and final medical examinations along with diagnostic assessments, bioelectrical impedance analysis and a 3D body scan. — Ashley Lynch, Sacbee.com, 5 Oct. 2026 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 Diaz, who tends to lean on history, underpins his metaphysical examinations with a discussion of social constructs. — Literary Hub, 29 Sep. 2026 As a precaution, around 85 households have been evacuated whilst these examinations take place. — ABC News, 27 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for examinations
Noun
  • In July, a wooden boat transporting students back from state exams sank in central , killing at least 20 people.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 5 Oct. 2026
  • More and more Indians are sitting for these high-stakes exams every year, while spots at elite schools remain scarce, and jobs aren’t growing fast enough to accommodate graduates.
    — Aakash Hassan, Christian Science Monitor, 1 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • With many in the party pushing for investigations of potential malfeasance by the administration, party leaders will face tough choices about consequences if those probes do turn up wrongdoing.
    — Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 9 Oct. 2026
  • During the same briefing, the administration also announced investigations into nine universities, including Harvard, Yale, Stanford, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, over alleged misuse of exchange-visitor visas.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 8 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Beleshayi told Semafor his own inspections had found the same pattern.
    — Ruben Nyanguila, semafor.com, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Our teams generate enormous amounts of information through work orders, building systems, staffing, purchasing, inspections, utilities, customer requests, asset histories and budgets.
    — Justin Wisor, Forbes.com, 6 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • In addition to medical examinations and diagnostic tests, all guests receive classic massages, lymphatic drainage, abdominal massages, and hayflower detox wraps.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Oct. 2026
  • That’s the call to action that patients will find on the site for digital health company Everlywell, which has offered at-home lab tests directly to consumers for a decade.
    — Katie Palmer, STAT, 8 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • If lenders perform hard credit inquiries, try to complete your rate shopping within a 14- to 45-day window; credit-scoring models generally treat multiple auto-loan inquiries made within this period as a single inquiry.
    — Jasmin Suknanan, CNBC, 4 Oct. 2026
  • The United Way of Connecticut, which runs the state’s 2-1-1 human services referral line, reported about 23,000 phone and web inquiries regarding food assistance in September, up 84% from the same month in 2025.
    — Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 3 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Its Audit Risk component draws on patterns of noncompliance from more than 250,000 SMETA audits covering 115,000 sites in 106 countries.
    — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2026
  • The State Auditor’s Office would face new costs — likely in the low millions of dollars per year — while audits could produce savings if policymakers adopt recommendations.
    — Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 24 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Research on hitting objects does not support it as a way to reduce anger, and there are too few studies of screaming to conclude its effects.
    — Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2026
  • There were no cognitive tasks researchers routinely go for in brain studies, but there was a purpose behind this omission.
    — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 10 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • That list was culled to 1,015 firms, and finalists completed surveys to confirm key details.
    — Kate Dore, CFP®, EA,Kelli Grant, CFP®, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Multiple surveys now show almost two-thirds of Americans disapprove of how Trump is doing his job.
    — Philip Elliott, Time, 8 Oct. 2026

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“Examinations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/examinations. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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