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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 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 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
Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 4 Aug. 2025
Here’s the latest installment of the Tribune’s Quotes of the Week quiz, this time with excerpts and utterances from July 27 to Aug. 2.
—Grace Miserocchi, Chicago Tribune, 2 Aug. 2025
Robert Pearl, Forbes.com, 7 July 2025
Carlson quizzed Cruz on his show, peppering him with a question about Iran’s population, which Cruz did not know.
—Jonathan Easley, The Hill, 18 June 2025
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Noun
The musical journey also introduces audiences to a range of offbeat Irish trivia fit for a pub quiz or TV game show.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 4 Aug. 2025
Here’s the latest installment of the Tribune’s Quotes of the Week quiz, this time with excerpts and utterances from July 27 to Aug. 2.
—Grace Miserocchi, Chicago Tribune, 2 Aug. 2025
Verb
Attending physicians routinely quiz trainees on arcane facts instead of engaging in practical problem-solving.
—Robert Pearl, Forbes.com, 7 July 2025
Carlson quizzed Cruz on his show, peppering him with a question about Iran’s population, which Cruz did not know.
—Jonathan Easley, The Hill, 18 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for quiz
Noun
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The emotional reunion is the culmination of months of storyline teases.—
Andrew Ravens,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Aug. 2025
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Hours before his part was announced, the musician shared a tease of the news in an Instagram Story video.—
Jessica Nicholson,
Billboard,
7 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Tuition, books, and fees related to professional licensing programs, including exam preparation and review materials, for fields like law, accounting or finance.—
Sharon Epperson,
CNBC,
20 Aug. 2025
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Local pediatricians see parents’ hesitancy in their exam rooms. Dr. Michael Glazier, a pediatrician and chief medical officer of Bluebird Kids Health in Tamarac, said parents have more questions about vaccines.—
Cindy Krischer Goodman,
Sun Sentinel,
18 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The internet is ablaze with Reddit forums, magazine articles and blog posts detailing why main character Carrie Bradshaw (Sarah Jessica Parker) is the worst and how the writers disrespected the original.—
Toni Fitzgerald,
Forbes.com,
20 Aug. 2025
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Chiesa has emerged as a bit of a cult character at Liverpool.—
Simon Hughes,
New York Times,
19 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Related, ask any already empathetic Nashville singer-songwriter about the value of consistently showing up in writing rooms.—
Marcus K. Dowling,
The Tennessean,
21 Aug. 2025
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Unexpectedly, Bex asks Lizzie to exclusively interview her about her ranch and influencing career.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
21 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Others questioned if school leaders had the expertise needed to support a complicated, high-need group of students.—
Rachel Wegner,
The Tennessean,
21 Aug. 2025
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Sophia begins to question the darker sides of her husband and life, including the locked basement she’s not allowed to enter and the neighbors that won’t look her in the eye.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
21 Aug. 2025
Noun
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For over half a century, the test – which in the past has included one-mile runs, pushups, sit-ups and other types of physical challenges – was administered in school gyms nationwide.—
Zachary Schermele,
USA Today,
26 Aug. 2025
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The research showed results New Orleans' student test scores were among the lowest in Louisiana in 2005.—
Aubri Juhasz,
NPR,
25 Aug. 2025
Noun
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These people’s histories range from the eccentric to the inspiring and are often stranger than fiction, memorable as well as consequential.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 July 2025
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Ra’s decades-long adherence to this personal mythology, along with his air of serene bemusement and his extravagant robes and headdresses, led to his popular image as a colorful eccentric.—
Ekow Eshun
July 11,
Literary Hub,
11 July 2025
Verb
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You were interrogated, too, Monica, during the Clinton impeachment.—
Maer Roshan,
HollywoodReporter,
18 Aug. 2025
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Who knows what his healing would have looked like without talking to the very man who killed his brother — the circumstance speaks to the possibility of a system where victims can talk with violators, especially ones allowed to interrogate their regret outside the brutality of prison.—
Andre Gee,
Rolling Stone,
18 Aug. 2025
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“Quiz.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quiz. Accessed 28 Aug. 2025.
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