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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
By age 14, Abergel had dropped out of school, taken his graduate record examinations and ventured to New York in hopes of one day joining the American Ballet Theatre.
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Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 7 Jan. 2026
Nardello is described as a global investigations firm with expertise in tracing company assets, financial examinations, and criminal and civil white collar litigation, the committee said.
—Jonathan Randles, Bloomberg, 31 Dec. 2025
Gwinnett County Police Department After a series of veterinary examinations and necropsies, authorities obtained 12 felony warrants and 14 misdemeanor warrants for 67-year-old Christine Abbott and 65-year-old Donna Slavin.
—Dan Raby, CBS News, 23 Dec. 2025
Over the past year, DJI has written letters to American officials, including Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, welcoming scrutiny and the necessary examinations of its products.
—John Liu, CNN Money, 23 Dec. 2025
After years of intermittent examinations, Wang’s team had the opportunity in 2023 to harness the Hubble Space Telescope’s powerful lenses at the mystery.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 18 Dec. 2025
Another provision in the bill would require states to investigate significant complaints against facilities within two days and, if they are substantiated, conduct larger examinations of the facilities and any others in a state that share ownership within 30 days.
—Tyler Kingkade, NBC news, 18 Dec. 2025
Forensic teams are still conducting ballistic and chemical examinations of the items.
—Bradford Betz, FOXNews.com, 16 Dec. 2025
In 31 patients with heart failure, the new saliva test identified it 81% of the time – which is on par with traditional, more invasive medical examinations.
—New Atlas, 3 Nov. 2025
Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 7 Jan. 2026
Nardello is described as a global investigations firm with expertise in tracing company assets, financial examinations, and criminal and civil white collar litigation, the committee said.
—Jonathan Randles, Bloomberg, 31 Dec. 2025
Gwinnett County Police Department After a series of veterinary examinations and necropsies, authorities obtained 12 felony warrants and 14 misdemeanor warrants for 67-year-old Christine Abbott and 65-year-old Donna Slavin.
—Dan Raby, CBS News, 23 Dec. 2025
Over the past year, DJI has written letters to American officials, including Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, welcoming scrutiny and the necessary examinations of its products.
—John Liu, CNN Money, 23 Dec. 2025
After years of intermittent examinations, Wang’s team had the opportunity in 2023 to harness the Hubble Space Telescope’s powerful lenses at the mystery.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 18 Dec. 2025
Another provision in the bill would require states to investigate significant complaints against facilities within two days and, if they are substantiated, conduct larger examinations of the facilities and any others in a state that share ownership within 30 days.
—Tyler Kingkade, NBC news, 18 Dec. 2025
Forensic teams are still conducting ballistic and chemical examinations of the items.
—Bradford Betz, FOXNews.com, 16 Dec. 2025
In 31 patients with heart failure, the new saliva test identified it 81% of the time – which is on par with traditional, more invasive medical examinations.
—New Atlas, 3 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for examinations
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Every year in May the whole empire came to a stop for three days while 14-year-old Burgher kids sat for their comprehensive exams.—
George Packer,
The Atlantic,
6 Nov. 2025
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Kim Kardashian is pointing the finger at ChatGPT after failing several law school exams.—
Staff,
FOXNews.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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The project is part of NASA’s SIMPLEx, or Small, Innovative Missions for Planetary Exploration, program, which aims to spur researchers and companies to devise ways to use small spacecraft to carry out science investigations for pennies on the dollar.—
Jackie Wattles,
CNN Money,
8 Nov. 2025
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The department declined to comment on OneCoin’s activities, citing ongoing investigations and court proceedings.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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Dallas’ restaurant inspections function on a 100-point system.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 Nov. 2025
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The build was subject to special inspections, which entailed the county sampling the concrete mix each day the machine was operating, similar to inspections used for commercial projects.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacbee.com,
8 Nov. 2025
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Numerous studies have shown that people who exercise regularly tend to perform better on attention, memory and executive functioning tests.—
Dana G. Smith,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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Those efforts led to Caterpillar’s first autonomous truck tests.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Jan. 2026
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The hospital directed all inquiries to the NYPD.—
Alexandra Koch , Michael Ruiz , Jasmine Baehr,
FOXNews.com,
9 Jan. 2026
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Malliotakis has not been in contact with the family of Luckey-Lange, son of the late musician Diane Luckey, but initially reached out to the State Department after her office received inquiries about his detention from local and state media.—
David Sivak,
The Washington Examiner,
8 Jan. 2026
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The port issue shows how Haiti’s monopolistic practices block foreign investment even when all necessary audits and authorizations have been provided to international partners and financial institutions.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
19 Dec. 2025
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While human rights advocates argue that arrivals face significant scrutiny, government audits have found flaws and data inaccuracies in records.—
Hollie Silverman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Nov. 2025
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There are scientific and sound studies to back up OneSkin’s Peptide Age Reversal Moisturizer’s claims, but shopper testimonies, too—between the brand’s website and Amazon, this has 5,000 five-star ratings.—
Tamim Alnuweiri,
InStyle,
7 Jan. 2026
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Despite that goal, however, multiple studies show the minimum wage isn't nearly enough to survive in the Mile High City, even when working full-time.—
Austen Erblat,
CBS News,
7 Jan. 2026
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This month, young readers can curl up with nonfiction explorations of the galaxy, thumb through an old astronomy textbook with a fresh new story to tell, or experience the peace of being (almost) alone on the moon.—
Caroline Carlson,
Literary Hub,
3 Nov. 2025
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The Chamber Music Society of Minnesota presented an eclectic concert on Sunday at Hamline University’s Sundin Music Hall, spanning centuries and continents and offering celebrations, surprises and new explorations.—
Sheila Regan,
Twin Cities,
28 Oct. 2025
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“Examinations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/examinations. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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