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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
Ramishah Maruf, CNN Money, 12 Mar. 2026
Older kids also have their own dedicated areas, featuring games, quizzes, sports and an entertainment lounge.
—Helen Wright, TheWeek, 11 Mar. 2026
Matriarch Ethel Kennedy puts Bessette through a trial by fire of Kennedy family traditions, from dinnertime quizzes on current events to strict rules about when and where guests can sleep and eat.
—Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 10 Mar. 2026
To try your hand at more quizzes from Fox News Digital, click here.
—Khloe Quill , Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 8 Mar. 2026
There won’t be any quizzes during the Atlanta Science Festival.
—Olivia Wakim, AJC.com, 6 Mar. 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
Noun
The decline of Buzzfeed’s digital empire, synonymous with viral videos and online quizzes, has been playing out since its IPO in 2021.
—Ramishah Maruf, CNN Money, 12 Mar. 2026
Older kids also have their own dedicated areas, featuring games, quizzes, sports and an entertainment lounge.
—Helen Wright, TheWeek, 11 Mar. 2026
Matriarch Ethel Kennedy puts Bessette through a trial by fire of Kennedy family traditions, from dinnertime quizzes on current events to strict rules about when and where guests can sleep and eat.
—Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 10 Mar. 2026
To try your hand at more quizzes from Fox News Digital, click here.
—Khloe Quill , Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 8 Mar. 2026
There won’t be any quizzes during the Atlanta Science Festival.
—Olivia Wakim, AJC.com, 6 Mar. 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for quizzes
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Abby is reading these teases after wrangling a feisty debate for 10 minutes.—
Dominick Mastrangelo,
The Hill,
11 Mar. 2026
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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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Remember blue books, those mini notebooklets professors distributed for exams?—
AJ Willingham,
AJC.com,
19 Mar. 2026
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In December, a gunman opened fire inside an engineering building at Brown University in Rhode Island, killing two students and injuring nine others during final exams.—
Alexandra Koch,
FOXNews.com,
18 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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The update includes a new toggle to turn on an auto-reply from Meta AI whenever someone asks about your item's availability.—
James Peckham,
PC Magazine,
13 Mar. 2026
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For a child who asks seventy-three questions a day, that’s not a small thing.—
Gerald Bradshaw,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Mar. 2026
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Cornyn is fighting for a fifth term in the Senate as Paxton questions his conservative credentials.—
Joe Walsh,
CBS News,
4 Mar. 2026
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That nobody ever questions Louise is part of the conceit.—
Malavika Kannan,
Vulture,
3 Mar. 2026
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Buzz has been building for SNL UK all week and teasers will be dropping through the week as Sky builds hype for the show, which kicks off with a six-episode order.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
18 Mar. 2026
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No additional details have been announced — no release window, no single teasers, no collaborator announcements — which suggests the project may still be in its formative stages.—
Hanna Wickes,
Kansas City Star,
10 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Credits and deductions have eligibility tests, income limits, documentation requirements and even industry-specific criteria.—
Malaka Gharib,
NPR,
14 Mar. 2026
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Shawn Rocco/Duke Health Devito's trial tests what happens when immunotherapy is used first, without chemotherapy.—
Kerry Breen,
CBS News,
14 Mar. 2026
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There are the performers, who are dressed in the garb of their characters, and positioned in the environment in which those characters move onscreen.—
Naomi Fry,
New Yorker,
14 Mar. 2026
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The 25-year-old Indianapolis native plays Willa, the daughter of former revolutionaries DiCaprio and Taylor, who goes on the lam when unsavory characters from her parents’ past attempt to track her down.—
Heather Bushman,
IndyStar,
13 Mar. 2026
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“Quizzes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quizzes. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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