midterms

noun

plural of midterm
as in boards

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  1. boards
  2. exams
  3. tests
  4. finals
Noun
  • Reese played well in the first two games, even scoring 30 points and grabbing 16 boards in a Game 2 win.
    — Ryan Gaydos OutKick, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026
  • Frasers, which owns Sports Direct, Flannels and Frasers stores, is aggressive and often builds up large stakes in its suppliers, and tries to shake up management and supervisory boards in order to get the best possible trading terms for its stores.
    — Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of boards
Noun
  • Washington state could require genital exams for girls in school athletics.
    — Annie Gowen, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Its main target was leaks of national exams, including the test that sorts India’s would-be doctors.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of exams
Noun
  • Factory tests show savings Using these findings, the researchers developed two accelerated formation protocols and tested them at C4V’s battery manufacturing facility in Binghamton, New York.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Orchestra auditions, like coding assignments for software engineers or simulator tests for airline pilots, are meant to be meritocratic performance assessments.
    — Jeremy Reynolds Ross Mantle, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of tests
Noun
  • That increases to five for the quarter-finals, six for the semi-finals and eight for the final, which also includes the third-place play-off.
    — Holly Shand, New York Times, 2 July 2026
  • Boston has hosted community watch parties in other neighborhoods including Dorchester, Boston Common and East Boston, and more watch parties are planned for both the semi-finals and the July 19 final.
    — Neal Riley, CBS News, 27 June 2026
Definition of finals
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