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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
Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 15 Feb. 2026
And to keep it fun, there aren’t quizzes.
—Ryan Craig, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
Some faculty members are using their zero-textbook-cost funds to develop animated videos, interactive quizzes and other active learning projects that will replace costly publisher materials.
—Austin Barraza, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Jan. 2026
The Grand Plaza is the hub of the ship, home to the lively Martini Bar, where quizzes, games and live bands keep the vibe strong from morning to night.
—Jane Archer, Travel + Leisure, 28 Dec. 2025
Education Pro includes free access to the standard Pro plan, a study mode for creating interactive flashcards and quizzes, and additional features.
—PC Magazine, 25 Oct. 2025
Testing ChatGPT Atlas herself, Cohen took several quizzes on The Washington Post website, using, of course, fake personal and financial information.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 22 Oct. 2025
Noun
To try your hand at more quizzes from Fox News Digital, click here.
—Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 15 Feb. 2026
And to keep it fun, there aren’t quizzes.
—Ryan Craig, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
Some faculty members are using their zero-textbook-cost funds to develop animated videos, interactive quizzes and other active learning projects that will replace costly publisher materials.
—Austin Barraza, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Jan. 2026
The Grand Plaza is the hub of the ship, home to the lively Martini Bar, where quizzes, games and live bands keep the vibe strong from morning to night.
—Jane Archer, Travel + Leisure, 28 Dec. 2025
Education Pro includes free access to the standard Pro plan, a study mode for creating interactive flashcards and quizzes, and additional features.
—PC Magazine, 25 Oct. 2025
Testing ChatGPT Atlas herself, Cohen took several quizzes on The Washington Post website, using, of course, fake personal and financial information.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 22 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for quizzes
Noun
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Rashada’s recruitment played out in cryptic Twitter teases from a booster, Hugh Hathcock, and behind the scenes in text messages with eyeball emojis.—
Matt Baker,
New York Times,
19 Feb. 2026
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As winter lingers and spring teases, Stewart reveals how home gardeners can make the most of this in-between moment.—
Maddie Topliff,
Better Homes & Gardens,
18 Feb. 2026
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Students’ course materials, assignments and exams were identical across all four sections.—
Shishir Shakya,
The Conversation,
5 Mar. 2026
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On last year’s STAAR exams, the district posted gains across every subject and grade level except fifth grade math, where the district saw a two-point decline in the percentage of students meeting grade level.—
Silas Allen,
Dallas Morning News,
4 Mar. 2026
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On her trail are a Báthory relative who is vegetarian (Thomas Schubert), his psychotherapist (Lars Eidinger), two vampirologists, a police inspector and a gallery of eccentrics.—
Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
14 Feb. 2026
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Catherine O’Hara portrayed ridiculous eccentrics with equal parts hilarity and humanity.—
The Week US,
TheWeek,
10 Feb. 2026
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Matlock's season 2 midseason premiere features a scene in which an HR representative named Gwen (Sarah Wright-Olsen) asks the whereabouts of Billy Martinez (David Del Rio).—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
27 Feb. 2026
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Lisa asks him, which feels like a deliberate workaround to allude to his stalking past without getting her hands dirty.—
Tom Smyth,
Vulture,
27 Feb. 2026
Verb
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That nobody ever questions Louise is part of the conceit.—
Malavika Kannan,
Vulture,
3 Mar. 2026
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By juxtaposing humble materials like wood and tagua-nut shell with diamonds and gemstones, the line also questions conventional notions of what’s truly precious.—
Jill Newman,
Robb Report,
1 Mar. 2026
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This one even has two separate teasers.—
Omar L. Gallaga,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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Then followed a couple Grammy Awards teasers involving a mysterious VHS tape, and a ‘90s pop-up at MIT.—
Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
9 Feb. 2026
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Their use comes just three months after their first notable field tests.—
Steven Beynon,
ABC News,
28 Feb. 2026
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Clinicians have other testing options, too, including glucose tolerance tests and random blood sugar measurements.—
Tom Gavin,
EverydayHealth.com,
27 Feb. 2026
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Digging into the psychology behind Julian’s father-son loyalty, and the seductive pull of parental approval, Ritter (who is the child of late sitcom actor Jon Ritter) opened up about playing characters capable of both empathy and wrongdoing in the face of grief.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
27 Feb. 2026
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Every piece of information we’re given in the first few minutes of the show has to be reexamined, from the evidence at the crime scene to characters’ go-to orders at Jamba Juice.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Feb. 2026
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