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as in teases
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 exams
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 eccentrics
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 asks
to put a question or questions to
quickly quizzed her about the assignment before heading off to class
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as in questions
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 quizzes
Hanna Wickes,
Charlotte Observer,
18 June 2026
The wild range of quizzes and activities—including an exercise where the participants ranked one another—were meant to reveal new insights on creativity.
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Popular Science Team,
Popular Science,
17 June 2026
On a sea day, the schedule can feel packed with quizzes, live music, bingo, activities and performances.
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David Nikel,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
Nearly 240 digital badges were issued to people who completed educational quizzes.
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IEEE Spectrum,
9 June 2026
Documents are added to the Studio Panel, where infographics, quizzes, audio overviews, and other specialized outputs go.
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ArsTechnica,
8 June 2026
In history, quizzes, tests and writing assignments are on the computer.
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Jocelyn Gecker,
Fortune,
26 May 2026
There are digital touchscreens that take visitors through prompts or quizzes with more info.
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Mike Danahey,
Chicago Tribune,
26 May 2026
In history, quizzes, tests and writing assignments are on the computer.
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ABC News,
25 May 2026
Noun
Larkwire teaches birdsong through interactive quizzes.
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Hanna Wickes,
Charlotte Observer,
18 June 2026
The wild range of quizzes and activities—including an exercise where the participants ranked one another—were meant to reveal new insights on creativity.
—
Popular Science Team,
Popular Science,
17 June 2026
On a sea day, the schedule can feel packed with quizzes, live music, bingo, activities and performances.
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David Nikel,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
Nearly 240 digital badges were issued to people who completed educational quizzes.
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IEEE Spectrum,
9 June 2026
Documents are added to the Studio Panel, where infographics, quizzes, audio overviews, and other specialized outputs go.
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ArsTechnica,
8 June 2026
In history, quizzes, tests and writing assignments are on the computer.
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Jocelyn Gecker,
Fortune,
26 May 2026
There are digital touchscreens that take visitors through prompts or quizzes with more info.
—
Mike Danahey,
Chicago Tribune,
26 May 2026
In history, quizzes, tests and writing assignments are on the computer.
—
ABC News,
25 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for quizzes
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They are all stuffed into selections from the adults-only section of a Spirit Halloween store and made to perform amateur strip teases for their fellow Islanders — all strapped to heart-rate monitors — to see who can raise whose heart rate the most.
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Rhys teases of the finale’s contents.
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In the weeks since, Indian media has reported several student suicides allegedly linked to the immense pressure of the exams, which Dipke and his supporters commemorated this week by lighting candles.
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But not for long, when there are still pratfalls to stage and pants to drop and robot prostate exams to supervise.
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Dippold has populated the show with lovable eccentrics played by great character actors—Dale Dickey, Jeff Hiller, Tim Baltz.
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Inbred eccentrics and bumbling detectives have populated the seaside villages of Bruno Dumont’s absurdist comedies.
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The Virgo moon asks you to focus on the small tasks.
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One approach asks experts to inspect the uncertainty once.
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Someone who questions burnout culture may be perceived as less committed.
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President again questions election results In the first round, Cepeda earned 41% of the vote, while de la Espriella garnered 44%, according to official results.
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Scary Movie released in theaters on Friday, treating fans after a long hiatus to classically raunchy, Wayans-style send-ups of films like Get Out, Sinners, and M3GAN, all of which were glimpsed in teasers and trailers leading up to the premiere.
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Since movie teasers trickled out in late 2025, plus a surprise sneak peek during this year's Super Bowl LX, critics have taken to Spielberg's new movie and the overall reaction has been positive.
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The three-hour exam, which tests students on physics, chemistry and biology in a multiple-choice format, is among the country’s most punishing tests along with its engineering counterpart, the JEE, both demanding years of near-total devotion.
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What are considered normal testosterone levels in men can range widely, from around 300 to more than 800 nanograms per deciliter, but even that depends on which guidelines are followed or which lab tests were conducted, Brahmbhatt said.
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Most of the comedy lies in drawing out the characters’ ridiculous attempts to fit into crime movie archetypes — but more than once, this only draws attention to the film’s own failure to meet the standards of its genre.
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Which is exactly what everyone — meaning the characters in The Bear and those of us watching them — expected from this high-pressure dinner service following a day of challenges that, at least in Neil Fak’s mind, are borderline biblical.
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