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Recent Examples of pretest
After families submit an initial pretest for students, the district manages the weekly testing through mobile clinics that move from campus to campus.
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Howard Blume Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2021
Every unit starts with a pretest, so teachers don’t waste time.
—Eva-Marie Ayala, Dallas News, 17 Mar. 2021
There is no fee for either class, but there is a charge to take the G.E.D. pretest and test.
—Ramona Sentinel, 7 Sep. 2019
In preparation for the event, the entire school took a spelling pretest in all English classes.
—Charlene Paparizos, cleveland.com, 15 Feb. 2018
Blackmon actually touts the speed at which kids can fly through Odysseyware coursework: Each unit starts with a pretest, and schools can decide what percent of questions their students need to answer correctly in order to pass.
—Zoë Kirsch, Slate Magazine, 24 May 2017
Within 140-170 days after removal, sperm concentration levels returned to pretest levels (40 million/ml).
—Seriously Science, Discover Magazine, 18 July 2014
Howard Blume Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2021
Every unit starts with a pretest, so teachers don’t waste time.
—Eva-Marie Ayala, Dallas News, 17 Mar. 2021
There is no fee for either class, but there is a charge to take the G.E.D. pretest and test.
—Ramona Sentinel, 7 Sep. 2019
In preparation for the event, the entire school took a spelling pretest in all English classes.
—Charlene Paparizos, cleveland.com, 15 Feb. 2018
Blackmon actually touts the speed at which kids can fly through Odysseyware coursework: Each unit starts with a pretest, and schools can decide what percent of questions their students need to answer correctly in order to pass.
—Zoë Kirsch, Slate Magazine, 24 May 2017
Within 140-170 days after removal, sperm concentration levels returned to pretest levels (40 million/ml).
—Seriously Science, Discover Magazine, 18 July 2014
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pretest
Noun
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Let’s talk about 2026… Lam is getting awfully close to a retest of its rising 50-day moving average.—
Josh Brown,Sean Russo,
CNBC,
2 Jan. 2026
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As well as being sentenced to five years in prison, Owen-Cooper has also been disqualified from driving for seven years and three months and ordered to sit an extended retest, police confirmed.—
Becca Longmire,
PEOPLE,
10 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The Caucasian couple realized the baby was not of the same race, and genetic tests ordered by Score and Mills confirmed the baby was not their biological child.—
Martin E. Comas,
The Orlando Sentinel,
18 Feb. 2026
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Tupay and other plus-size park content creators put those resources to the test, to see how plus-size friendly Epic Universe can be.—
Eve Chen,
USA Today,
18 Feb. 2026
Noun
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In trying to show the scope of the exam, the medical drama takes liberties in its completion time.—
Senior Television,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Feb. 2026
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This exam enables the doctor to detect early signs of these diseases and prescribe appropriate treatments at their earliest stages.—
Mark Ryan,
The Orlando Sentinel,
20 Feb. 2026
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The immigration crackdowns have become a political liability for Republicans ahead of the midterm elections, The Wall Street Journal noted, as polls show Americans souring on the administration’s maximalist enforcement tactics.—
Prashant Rao,
semafor.com,
16 Feb. 2026
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As the United States heads toward the midterm elections, there are growing concerns among some political scientists that the country has moved even further along the path to some form of autocracy.—
Frank Langfitt,
NPR,
16 Feb. 2026
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Young people should be offered aptitude tests to help determine what kind of work best aligns with their skills.—
Muskaan Arshad,
Fortune,
21 Dec. 2025
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But his quick temper gets him fast-tracked upstairs to undergo rigorous physical and mental aptitude tests used to decide which show is the best fit for each potential contestant.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
11 Nov. 2025
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“Pretest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pretest. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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