pretest

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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. 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
  • The more conservative investor, however, will not only wait for the retest, but for confirmation as well.
    Zev Fima, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • As the test was administered, Officer Kelby Dumond sat atop Ross to monitor the horse's every reaction.
    Laura L. Davis, Nashville Tennessean, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Though that number won’t grab headlines, the rushing attack passed the eye test against a Minnesota defense that came into the game second in the Big Ten in yards allowed.
    Cameron Teague Robinson, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Parents navigate uncertainty Wentland is in the final stretch of study preparation for the entrance exam for Alverno's nursing program.
    Gina Lee Castro, jsonline.com, 6 Oct. 2025
  • These include urine tests, a digital rectal exam (DRE), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and a prostate biopsy.
    MD Published, PEOPLE, 2 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • This will be of particularly importance in November 2026, when voters head to the midterm elections.
    Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
  • That's the highest of this term and could spell potential trouble at the ballot box in next year's midterm elections, particularly with prices of many goods still high.
    Domenico Montanaro, NPR, 30 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • In August 2020, Amber Robinson posted what appears to be an ACT college aptitude test score for Tyler – 34 out of 36 – that would place him in the top 1% of test takers, according to recent averages.
    Davis Winkie, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Ample sleep isn’t a frequent option, though, within the annual summer attrition-and-aptitude test for the folks in many baseball front offices.
    Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Aug. 2025

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“Pretest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pretest. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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