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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
Jeremy Mikula, NBC news, 6 June 2026
This week’s quiz spotlights hard launches and Hollywood revelations.
—Danielle Minnetian, FOXNews.com, 6 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
Test your knowledge of the week in news, and take last week’s quiz here.
—Jeremy Mikula, NBC news, 6 June 2026
This week’s quiz spotlights hard launches and Hollywood revelations.
—Danielle Minnetian, FOXNews.com, 6 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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The physical exam, the fourth one of his second term came amid public scrutiny around visible bruises, skin discoloration and swollen ankles.—
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy,
USA Today,
12 June 2026
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Some women who filed lawsuits against Ortega reported they had been confused about whether demeaning or uncomfortable actions the doctor engaged in during exams was within the bounds of necessary medical behavior.—
Emily Hoerner,
Chicago Tribune,
12 June 2026
Noun
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This high-profile appearance is widely interpreted as an intentional product tease by Apple, leveraging Yamal's global reach to generate significant buzz.—
David Phelan,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
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Asus has also chimed in on Nvidia's tweet in another possible tease.—
Michael Kan,
PC Magazine,
29 May 2026
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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The neighborhood/area Bilbao has an industrial character that is both more modern and more traditional than its popular counterpart, San Sebastián, and the Artist sits in the revitalized upper edge of the Abando District.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
11 June 2026
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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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Trump frequently questioned Joe Biden's fitness.—
Zac Anderson,
USA Today,
7 June 2026
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Some questioned how handing out reprints of an editorial published in the ADA’s own journal, at the ADA’s own annual conference, could be construed as a violation of that code.—
Jennifer Ouellette,
ArsTechnica,
6 June 2026
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The percentage of test takers in the Fort Worth Independent School District, mostly high school students, who met grade level increased across five subjects compared to last spring, according to new End-Of-Course exam results.—
Lina Ruiz,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
10 June 2026
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San Priy booked Canyon Ranch’s Longevity8 program in Tucson, Arizona a four-day stay that included diagnostic tests, consultations, hikes, walks and bike rides.—
Hanna Wickes,
Charlotte Observer,
10 June 2026
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But the film is really a tour of a pre-gentrified East Village, full of low-key bars and cafes, run-down apartments, eccentrics and struggling artists.—
Mark Olsen,
Los Angeles Times,
12 June 2026
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Once a stronghold of canneries and lumber mills, the town has numerous tumbledown Victorians that have long been havens for artists, brewers, and various eccentrics—along with fans of The Goonies, who make pilgrimages to see where the seminal movie was shot.—
David Amsden,
Travel + Leisure,
10 June 2026
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This isn’t See’s first time digging through archives to interrogate the truth of the place where her great-grandparents Fong See and Letticie Pruett settled in 1897.—
Emily St. Martin,
Los Angeles Times,
11 June 2026
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The scene moves inside the shadowy building, where Nero and Rocco interrogate a fellow feline about missing tuna.—
Jordan Moreau,
Variety,
11 June 2026
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