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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
Haozhen Yang, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
To try your hand at more quizzes from Fox News Digital, click here.
—Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Some of those could include noticeable changes in your child's behavior or attitude toward school, increased complaints of illness, shifts in friendship dynamics, anxiety over tests and quizzes, or a general resistance toward going to school.
—De Elizabeth, Parents, 27 Aug. 2025
Even basic financial literacy quizzes stump many Depending on how it's written, an SEC knowledge test on private markets could be challenging for many people, if broader financial literacy tests are any indication.
—Stephanie Dhue, CNBC, 22 Aug. 2025
Kids will also be able to use the Satoshi Sparks Rewards System, which invites kids to earn reward ‘Sparks’ by watching episodes, completing quizzes and solving cryptographic challenges in companion apps.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 20 Aug. 2025
The videos are just one part of the curriculum, which also includes worksheets, quizzes and computer games.
—Arkansas Online, 15 Aug. 2025
Its responses will include images, diagrams, videos, and interactive quizzes to test and improve your knowledge.
—PC Magazine, 7 Aug. 2025
It is also currently limited to virtual writing and drawing features, but his team is working on developing more interactive teaching functions, such as quizzes or group discussions.
—IEEE Spectrum, 5 June 2025
Noun
For instance, a dashboard might reveal that English language learners participate less in science discussions or that a certain demographic scores lower on math quizzes.
—Haozhen Yang, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
To try your hand at more quizzes from Fox News Digital, click here.
—Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Some of those could include noticeable changes in your child's behavior or attitude toward school, increased complaints of illness, shifts in friendship dynamics, anxiety over tests and quizzes, or a general resistance toward going to school.
—De Elizabeth, Parents, 27 Aug. 2025
Even basic financial literacy quizzes stump many Depending on how it's written, an SEC knowledge test on private markets could be challenging for many people, if broader financial literacy tests are any indication.
—Stephanie Dhue, CNBC, 22 Aug. 2025
Kids will also be able to use the Satoshi Sparks Rewards System, which invites kids to earn reward ‘Sparks’ by watching episodes, completing quizzes and solving cryptographic challenges in companion apps.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 20 Aug. 2025
The videos are just one part of the curriculum, which also includes worksheets, quizzes and computer games.
—Arkansas Online, 15 Aug. 2025
Its responses will include images, diagrams, videos, and interactive quizzes to test and improve your knowledge.
—PC Magazine, 7 Aug. 2025
It is also currently limited to virtual writing and drawing features, but his team is working on developing more interactive teaching functions, such as quizzes or group discussions.
—IEEE Spectrum, 5 June 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for quizzes
Noun
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Typically said when someone copies a trend, latches onto a friend's obsession, or just teases in a playful way.—
Annabelle Canela,
Parents,
5 Sep. 2025
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The teases of matches with Roman Reigns and Cody Rhodes had fans excited for another in-ring run.—
Andrew Ravens,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Get regular dental cleanings and exams.—
Mark Gurarie,
Health,
4 Sep. 2025
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House Bill 4 would have replaced the single end-of-year test with smaller exams given multiple times through the year, a system known as through-year assessment.—
Silas Allen,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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For decades, sovereign citizens largely flew under the radar in Australia as relatively harmless eccentrics with a special interest in conspiracy theories.—
Hilary Whiteman,
CNN Money,
29 Aug. 2025
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Both towns are filled with lovable eccentrics, both treat community as a kind of moral center, and both ask us to consider what decency looks like at the local level.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
14 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Addario’s husband asks her to read a bedtime story to their young son.—
Addie Morfoot,
Variety,
5 Sep. 2025
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Their case, which is being argued by the American Civil Liberties Union of West Virginia and Mountain State Justice, asks the court to force the Department of Health to follow the state code.—
Brenda Goodman,
CNN Money,
5 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Marketing reports on volume, while sales questions the quality.—
Cameron Partridge,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Virgil van Dijk took the same action to get out of Southampton and nobody questions his attitude.—
Simon Hughes,
New York Times,
2 Sep. 2025
Noun
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This typically allows for more preventative screenings, such as hearing tests, grip strength and advanced cardiovascular testing.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
3 Sep. 2025
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Half of the nation’s 14,000 or so oncologists regularly order sequencing tests from Tempus, Lefkofsky said.—
Robert Channick,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Familiar names pepper the script, but characters’ circumstances, identities, and motivations have been significantly altered.—
Graham Hillard,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Sep. 2025
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Full of big, shouty drill sergeants, lovable characters and deep introspection, the series is earnest and refreshing.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Made in Africa is a monthly column by Rolling Stone staff writer Mankaprr Conteh that celebrates and interrogates the lives, concerns, and innovations of cultural workers of the African diaspora from their vantage point.—
Mankaprr Conteh,
Rolling Stone,
23 Aug. 2025
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Similarly, De Onkruidenier, artists-in-residence at the Sainsbury Centre, are based at Wolterton until September, creating work that interrogates ecological memory and environmental change.—
Lee Sharrock,
Forbes.com,
20 Aug. 2025
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“Quizzes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quizzes. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.
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