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a set of questions or problems designed to assess knowledge, skills, or intelligence
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Recent Examples of exams
The program offers federal funding for reproductive health services provided to low-income and uninsured patients, including birth control, cancer screenings, wellness exams and HIV testing.
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Aria Bendix, NBC news, 9 Apr. 2026
Depending on how long a potential strike lasted, important state testing could be disrupted, as could student plans to take college-admissions assessments, such as the SAT and Advanced Placement exams.
—Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2026
School officials mention test schedules and explain why the exams are important during quarterly parent coffees or meetings.
—Noah Alcala Bach, San Antonio Express-News, 6 Apr. 2026
At a recent clinic in Knoxville, Pelley observed long lines forming before dawn as patients waited in a parking lot for dental work, eye exams, or basic medical care.
—Brit McCandless Farmer, CBS News, 5 Apr. 2026
Now, the exams, oral tests and presentations are weighted more heavily for students’ course grades than take-home problem sets.
—Asuka Koda, CNN Money, 4 Apr. 2026
Program brings free eye exams to kids In February, Miami Lighthouse’s Florida Heiken Children’s Vision Program mobile optometry clinic visited Cristo Rey Miami High School in North Miami.
—Christina Mayo, Miami Herald, 2 Apr. 2026
On March 31, 2006, Shaffer had just finished studying for upcoming exams and met his father for dinner.
—Alex Gurley, PEOPLE, 1 Apr. 2026
Going for routine exams and reporting any unusual symptoms early may lead to earlier detection and better treatment outcomes.
—Julie Scott, Msn, Anp-Bc, Aocnp, Verywell Health, 14 Mar. 2025
Aria Bendix, NBC news, 9 Apr. 2026
Depending on how long a potential strike lasted, important state testing could be disrupted, as could student plans to take college-admissions assessments, such as the SAT and Advanced Placement exams.
—Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2026
School officials mention test schedules and explain why the exams are important during quarterly parent coffees or meetings.
—Noah Alcala Bach, San Antonio Express-News, 6 Apr. 2026
At a recent clinic in Knoxville, Pelley observed long lines forming before dawn as patients waited in a parking lot for dental work, eye exams, or basic medical care.
—Brit McCandless Farmer, CBS News, 5 Apr. 2026
Now, the exams, oral tests and presentations are weighted more heavily for students’ course grades than take-home problem sets.
—Asuka Koda, CNN Money, 4 Apr. 2026
Program brings free eye exams to kids In February, Miami Lighthouse’s Florida Heiken Children’s Vision Program mobile optometry clinic visited Cristo Rey Miami High School in North Miami.
—Christina Mayo, Miami Herald, 2 Apr. 2026
On March 31, 2006, Shaffer had just finished studying for upcoming exams and met his father for dinner.
—Alex Gurley, PEOPLE, 1 Apr. 2026
Going for routine exams and reporting any unusual symptoms early may lead to earlier detection and better treatment outcomes.
—Julie Scott, Msn, Anp-Bc, Aocnp, Verywell Health, 14 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for exams
Noun
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Arize tests and monitors RAG pipelines as well as the agents and applications built on them—debugging and hunting down errors and hallucinations.—
Erik German,
Fortune,
11 Apr. 2026
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In early tests, the device successfully captured either electrons or calcium ions—proxies for positrons and antiprotons—in the same setup.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Apr. 2026
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That is why the recent ruling by Israel’s Supreme Court allowing women to sit for the national rabbinical examinations feels so significant, and so deeply personal.—
Rabba Sara Hurwitz,
Sun Sentinel,
31 Mar. 2026
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Included in the analysis were examinations of pay distribution, employment conditions, labor load and education rates of a demographic that makes up 39% of the Golden State’s labor force.—
Nicole Macias Garibay,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Mar. 2026
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“Exams.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exams. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.
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