pretests

noun

plural of pretest
as in retests

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  1. tests
  2. exams
  3. examinations
Noun
  • Rushing has already endured several tests in his first full season in the bigs.
    — Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 18 July 2026
  • The city says tests have identified either living or dead Legionella bacteria — the micro-organisms that cause the disease — in cooling towers on more than 75 Upper East Side buildings.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 17 July 2026
Definition of tests
Noun
  • Every year, the Education Ministry conducts a set of screening exams for students seeking higher education, and for academics who want to teach in public schools and universities.
    — Omkar Khandekar, NPR, 20 July 2026
  • Think of the millions and millions of students who have taken difficult exams before you.
    — Min Jin Lee, New Yorker, 19 July 2026
Definition of exams
Noun
  • Future stable isotope examinations could also better contextualize the family’s nutritional issues.
    — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 17 July 2026
  • And those examinations included the doctor checking for a hernia, which meant the doctor took hold of my genitals and asked me to cough.
    — Dan Zaksheske OutKick, FOXNews.com, 14 July 2026
Definition of examinations
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