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as in exam
a set of questions or problems designed to assess knowledge, skills, or intelligence
according to the magazine's marriage quiz, the chances that we'll have a 10th wedding anniversary are just about nil
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as in tease
a person who causes repeated emotional pain, distress, or annoyance to another
always eager to put everything down, my boyfriend had to be a quiz and make fun of the actors and costumes in our local theater troupe's latest production
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as in character
a person of odd or whimsical habits
even by House of Lords standards, the cross-dressing earl was considered quite a quiz
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as in to ask
to put a question or questions to
quickly quizzed her about the assignment before heading off to class
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as in to question
to put a series of questions to
hated the way those relatives would quiz me about my partner and our living arrangements
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Recent Examples of quiz
Adam Beam, AJC.com, 12 June 2026
After a little more time, Hubbard and Carp moved on to a quiz.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 11 June 2026
Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 29 Apr. 2026
The House of Commons Foreign Affairs Committee will quiz McSweeney on Tuesday morning, before the whole house debates a demand by the opposition Conservative Party for Parliament’s Privileges Committee to investigate Starmer’s explanations of how Mandelson came to be appointed.
—ABC News, 27 Apr. 2026
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Noun
Today’s newsletter highlights Test your knowledge with our weekly news quiz.
—Adam Beam, AJC.com, 12 June 2026
After a little more time, Hubbard and Carp moved on to a quiz.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 11 June 2026
Verb
Over near the marketplace, Rey quizzed a young visitor about their journeys in Batuu.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 29 Apr. 2026
The House of Commons Foreign Affairs Committee will quiz McSweeney on Tuesday morning, before the whole house debates a demand by the opposition Conservative Party for Parliament’s Privileges Committee to investigate Starmer’s explanations of how Mandelson came to be appointed.
—ABC News, 27 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for quiz
Noun
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Previously, screening relied on a clinician collecting a swab of the cervix during a pelvic exam, either for a Pap test or for HPV testing or both.—
Katia Hetter,
CNN Money,
11 Dec. 2025
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The university suspended all classes, final exams and campus activities for the remainder of the week due to the shooting.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
PEOPLE,
10 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Lead actor Tom Rhys Harries celebrated that the film was wrapped and gave fans a look at potential teases into the character's psyche.—
James Brizuela,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Nov. 2025
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The label on this one is like a tease.—
Jolene Thym,
Mercury News,
27 Oct. 2025
Noun
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As the crew invades his space and a volatile director (Pyper-Ferguson) pushes him to his limits the line between Levi and his character dissolves.—
William Earl,
Variety,
12 June 2026
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Not that visual impact is unimportant, but how a cast of characters exists in space and time while confronting a specific set of circumstances, conceived of by a playwright at a specific moment with its own set of theatrical mores, is vital.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
12 June 2026
Verb
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According to sources, Thomas was asked to appear as well but ultimately decided not to participate.—
Joe Otterson,
Variety,
12 June 2026
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He was confronted with the accusation on the course and was asked to leave, the outlet reported.—
Marlene Lenthang,
NBC news,
12 June 2026
Verb
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Skaggs’ widow, Carli Skaggs, and his mother, Debbie Hetman, both took the stand, and were questioned about the contents of Tyler’s phone that showed messages and pictures relating to drug use.—
Sam Blum,
New York Times,
9 Dec. 2025
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Many members of Gen Z are now competing in an increasingly tight job market and left questioning whether a college degree is still the key to landing a stable job.—
Jennifer Liu
Zachary Green,
CNBC,
8 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Americans across the country had a busy primary election on June 9, with Maine Democrat Graham Platner's character test as the main event.—
Phillip M. Bailey,
USA Today,
10 June 2026
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The students who practiced concentrating also improved on standardized tests of sustained attention, including those that tested their reaction times or their ability to spot target symbols hidden in a grid.—
Supreet Kaur,
Scientific American,
10 June 2026
Noun
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The logger and railsplitter occasionally encounters American eccentrics, like a chatty drifter prone to sporting bible verses and an old coot of a demolitions expert with a philosophical bent.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
23 Nov. 2025
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For Mimi Pond, the desire to do a book about the Mitford sisters – six larger-than-life British eccentrics (and one brother) who created a stir in both British and American culture – was obvious.—
Erik Pedersen,
Oc Register,
5 Sep. 2025
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The film is based on an original idea by the musician and interrogates the layered complexities of pop stardom.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
10 Dec. 2025
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The 57-year-old executive was interrogated on a variety of points.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
5 Dec. 2025
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“Quiz.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quiz. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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